Symantec Web Security 3.0 Media Kit (EN) 11001870 Ficha De Dados

Data Sheet: Virus Protection and Content Filtering

Symantec™ Web Security 

High-performance content filtering and virus protection for the HTTP/FTP gateway

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Symantec Web Security protects an organization’s HTTP/FTP

gateway against viruses and other threats to promote

secure, productive Internet access. Using scalable, 

integrated antivirus and content filtering technologies that

Symantec develops and supports, Symantec Web Security

simultaneously scans for both viruses and inappropriate

Web content. This efficient, multi-protocol solution

enhances employee productivity, maximizes learning in 

educational settings, and reduces liability exposure by 

analyzing and managing Internet usage. It is a solution that

preserves valuable bandwidth and improves network securi-

ty by managing file downloads, reducing inappropriate Web 

surfing, and helping defend against blended threats.

• Secures Web traffic with high-performance, integrated

virus scanning and content filtering of HTTP and FTP

traffic at the gateway

• Ensures maximum protection by combining list-based

techniques with heuristic, context-sensitive analysis

tools for both virus protection and Web content filtering

• Simplifies administration and enhances management

flexibility with new centralized multi-server policy 

management capabilities 

• Provides highly manageable and scalable protection for

individual users and groups via secure SSL support for

external directory services, including LDAP, Active

Directory, and Windows NT users/groups

• Reduces the amount of Web-based traffic, enhancing

firewall and network reliability and performance

• Increases user productivity and ensures conformance

with acceptable use policies by eliminating 

unwanted content 

• Enables highly granular, policy-based centralized 

management across Windows® Server 2003, 

Windows® 2000 Server, and Solaris™ platforms

• Backed by Symantec Security Response—the world’s

leading antivirus and Internet security research and

response organization

• The NAVEX™ modular scanning engine detects new virus

classes and can be updated without having to uninstall

existing software, redeploy new software, or reboot 

the system 

• Closed-loop Digital Immune System™ can automatically

manage the detection/analysis/cure process, including

quarantining infected files for submission over secure

lines to Symantec Security Response 

• Symantec Striker™ applies profiles to identify and help

quickly root out entire classes of malicious code 

• Symantec Bloodhound™ can detect up to 80 percent 

of new executable file viruses, including malicious

mobile code