Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S380 User Guide
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AsyncOS 8.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 2 Connect, Install, and Configure
Upstream Proxies
Security / Security Settings
Upstream Proxies
The web proxy can forward web traffic directly to its destination web server or use routing policies to
redirect it to an external upstream proxy.
redirect it to an external upstream proxy.
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Table 2-6
Option
Description
Global Policy
Default Action
Default Action
Specifies whether to block or monitor all web traffic by default after the System
Setup Wizard completes. You can change this behavior later by editing the
Protocols and User Agents settings for the Global Access Policy. The default
setting is to monitor traffic.
Setup Wizard completes. You can change this behavior later by editing the
Protocols and User Agents settings for the Global Access Policy. The default
setting is to monitor traffic.
L4 Traffic Monitor
Specifies whether the Layer-4 Traffic Monitor should monitor or block
suspected malware by default after the System Setup Wizard completes. You can
change this behavior later. The default setting is to monitor traffic.
suspected malware by default after the System Setup Wizard completes. You can
change this behavior later. The default setting is to monitor traffic.
Acceptable Use
Controls
Controls
Specifies whether or not to enable Acceptable Use Controls.
If enabled, Acceptable Use Controls allow you to configure policies based on
URL filtering. They also provide application visibility and control, as well as
related options such as safe search enforcement. The default setting is enabled.
URL filtering. They also provide application visibility and control, as well as
related options such as safe search enforcement. The default setting is enabled.
Reputation Filtering Specifies whether or not to enable Web Reputation filtering for the Global Policy
Group.
Web Reputation Filters is a security feature that analyzes web server behavior
and assigns a reputation score to a URL to determine the likelihood that it
contains URL-based malware. The default setting is enabled.
and assigns a reputation score to a URL to determine the likelihood that it
contains URL-based malware. The default setting is enabled.
Malware and
Spyware Scanning
Spyware Scanning
Specifies whether or not to enable malware and spyware scanning using
Webroot, McAfee, or Sophos. The default setting to that all three options are
enabled.
Webroot, McAfee, or Sophos. The default setting to that all three options are
enabled.
If any option is enabled, also choose whether to monitor or block detected
malware. The default setting is to monitor malware.
malware. The default setting is to monitor malware.
You can further configure malware scanning after you finish the System Setup
Wizard.
Wizard.
Cisco Data Security
Filtering
Filtering
Specifies whether or not to enable Cisco Data Security Filters.
If enabled, the Cisco Data Security Filters evaluate data leaving the network and
allow you to create Cisco Data Security Policies to block particular types of
upload requests. The default setting is enabled.
allow you to create Cisco Data Security Policies to block particular types of
upload requests. The default setting is enabled.