Web Security

The Changing Internet Creates New Challenges

Organizations initially deployed web content filtering on firewalls or web proxies to reduce exposure to legal liabilities, minimize productivity losses and manage bandwidth use by controlling access to web sites. Today's interactive web adds myriad security challenges to the mix - spyware, phishing scams, rootkits, worms, and more. These threats are now an important factor in web filtering controls.

The changing nature of Internet traffic, threats and business challenges requires a security solution that is purpose-built for today's Internet. Internet communications have evolved from point-to-point channels such as email to real-time, presence-oriented communications like IM, P2P file-sharing, Skype, web conferencing, and streaming audio and video - what FaceTime terms greynet applications. Many of these applications use evasive methods to connect to the Internet, frequently leveraging web channels to accomplish their goals.

"The market is demanding a Secure Web Gateway (SWG) solution that provides not only traditional URL-filtering but also malicious software (malware) filtering, as well as application control for Web applications such as

instant messaging (IM) and, eventually, voice over IP (VoIP or Internet telephony) ." … Gartner Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant, June 2007

An effective solution for today's Internet must encompass a broad range of capabilities:

Web Filtering - monitor and control employee access to web sites without impacting network performance or employee productivity
IM Security - manage and secure all public and enterprise IM use against inbound threats and information leakage and ensure compliance
Malware Prevention - stop spyware, rootkits, worms, and blended threats at the gateway before they can impact the business
Skype Management - control the use of popular consumer-driven tools to ensure their safe and productive application
Peer-to-Peer Control - block inappropriate use of P2P networks that consume bandwidth and create legal exposure

Available on the Unified Security Gateway, FaceTime's web security includes options for industry leading databases - FaceTime WebFilter and Secure Computing's SmartFilter™ - embedded into an appliance platform that is designed to detect and interpret all Internet-related activity with zero latency.

Enterprises can monitor and manage employee use of all Internet channels—both management. With FaceTime, organizations can easily implement powerful policies that manage and secure web traffic to prevent inbound malware threats, minimize information leakage, and control employee Internet use.

FaceTime web filtering offers:

A single point of policy enforcement and management for web and real-time Internet traffic
Industry leading URL database - FaceTime WebFilter with over 21 million sites in 54 predefined categories and Secure Computing SmartFilter with over 7 million URLs in 73 predefined categories
Integration with Active Directory to enforce web access policies at user and group levels using single sign-on
Custom policies based on location, groups, users, file extensions and content types
Malware (spyware, phishing, blended treats, etc.) prevention at the gateway before it impact the business
Automated malware signature and filtering database updates from FaceTime Security Labs - the world's leading greynet threats research team
Powerful reporting both on-box and off-box using SmartReporter and other third party tools to generate predefined and customized reports

One Solution. Total Control. Zero Latency.

FaceTime web filtering solutions are delivered through:

Unified Security Gateway - a secure web gateway appliance that enables enterprises to manage real-time web applications, consumer-driven greynet applications, and enterprise-class unified communications platforms through a single point, enforcing corporate policies for malware and acceptable web use.
Greynet Enterprise Manager (GEM) — a centralized management, reporting and control server in the LAN that also enables organizations to perform targeted, agentless remediation and inoculation on infected end points

With FaceTime solutions, enterprises can

Reduce operational expenses by consolidating disparate Internet security solutions into a single, easy-to-manage, unified solution
Gain insight into and improve decision-making about security issues and Internet usage through integrated real-time reporting and monitoring
Reduce IT overhead by remotely and automatically triggering targeted, clientless remediation and inoculation for infected endpoints using Microsoft-sanctioned technologies
Increase manageability with centralized enforcement of all Internet usage over web, IM, P2P, and other greynet channels
Monitor and control access to inappropriate web sites that can waste company resources, create legal liability and compliance breaches, and waste valuable bandwidth.

Learn more about Unified Security Gateway, FaceTime's purpose-built solution that enables the safe and productive use of greynet applications in the enterprise.