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The Growing Threat of Web-Based Attacks
Business traffic is increasingly Web-based. Companies
are now faced with exposure to a wide range of Web-
based threats:
are now faced with exposure to a wide range of Web-
based threats:
-> Crimeware: Malicious software used to initiate crimes
that are typically Internet-based.
-> Hackers: People who use computers to attack other
computers.
-> Spam: The equivalent of physical junk mail and
unsolicited telemarketing phone calls. Spam has become
a major nuisance for both home and business computer
users, and is a very popular way to trick users into visiting
Websites that can lead to malware.
a major nuisance for both home and business computer
users, and is a very popular way to trick users into visiting
Websites that can lead to malware.
-> Spyware: Software that is designed to gather data from
a computer and forward it to a third party without the
consent or knowledge of the computer’s owner. Spyware
tends to be more about surfing habits for spam, where
crimeware is more about data that can be directly used for
criminal activity.
consent or knowledge of the computer’s owner. Spyware
tends to be more about surfing habits for spam, where
crimeware is more about data that can be directly used for
criminal activity.
-> Malware: Software programs created to perform
unauthorized and often harmful actions (i.e. viruses).
-> Email: No longer the primary carrier of malware
These attacks are growing at an incredible rate: from
500,000 in 2007 to more than 1.25 million in 2008. In that
same time frame, the average annual business loss from
these events has doubled.
same time frame, the average annual business loss from
these events has doubled.
Sophos and Blue Coat ProxyAV:
A Powerful Line of Defense
A Powerful Line of Defense
The joint Blue Coat and Sophos solution combines
Blue Coat’s knowledge and experience with industry-
leading endpoint protection from Sophos. Implementing
the Sophos Security and Data Protection Engine in
combination with ProxyAV gives you significant benefits:
leading endpoint protection from Sophos. Implementing
the Sophos Security and Data Protection Engine in
combination with ProxyAV gives you significant benefits:
-> Seamless integration for immediate ROI
Sophos deployment with ProxyAV does not require the
installation of any additional software. Unlike other
solutions, it requires no configuration by systems
administrators. Sophos also provides a unique updating
mechanism that uses Blue Coat’s secured infrastructure,
giving you better protection and a single point of contact.
solutions, it requires no configuration by systems
administrators. Sophos also provides a unique updating
mechanism that uses Blue Coat’s secured infrastructure,
giving you better protection and a single point of contact.
-> The fastest scanning protection available
Sophos gives you top scanning performance – the fastest
speed and the smallest updates in the industry (10KB). Aa
single, multi-threaded copy of the virus detection engine
processes all requests.
single, multi-threaded copy of the virus detection engine
processes all requests.
-> Unobtrusive
Sophos, when coupled with Blue Coat ProxySG and
ProxyAV, provides an efficient, unobtrusive solution for
virus protection.
virus protection.
-> Detection of potentially unwanted applications (PUAs)
PUA is a term used to describe applications that, while
not malicious, are generally considered unsuitable
for business networks. The major PUA classifications
are adware, dialer, non-malicious spyware, remote
administration tool and hacking tool.
for business networks. The major PUA classifications
are adware, dialer, non-malicious spyware, remote
administration tool and hacking tool.
-> Fast and frequent updates across time zones
SophosLabs is an around-the-clock global network of
threat analysis centers that serves as the backbone of the
Sophos anti-virus engine. With support from SophosLabs,
Sophos anti-virus engine. With support from SophosLabs,
customers are protected with frequent updates
throughout the day, regardless of time zone.
-> Real-time predictive threat filtering
Sophos gives you zero-day threat protection against
known and unknown threats using Genotype and
Behavioral Genotype detection technologies, which
deliver precision detection of unknown malware. This
technology, built into ProxyAV, is finding new malware
Behavioral Genotype detection technologies, which
deliver precision detection of unknown malware. This
technology, built into ProxyAV, is finding new malware
every day that can sail past up-to-date versions of
competing anti-virus products.
competing anti-virus products.
Real-time Anti-Virus Protection for your Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway
The anti-virus Sophos Security and Data Protection Engine gives you a powerful additional layer of defense.
It ensures better protection of the corporate network against malware that may be entering via Webmail
attachments, hidden JavaScript and executables not caught by Web filtering alone. Sophos technology,
combined with Blue Coat products, create a highly effective defense against Web-based attacks and
unwanted applications.
It ensures better protection of the corporate network against malware that may be entering via Webmail
attachments, hidden JavaScript and executables not caught by Web filtering alone. Sophos technology,
combined with Blue Coat products, create a highly effective defense against Web-based attacks and
unwanted applications.
Solution Brief: Sophos and Blue Coat ProxyAV