Security news and products; Webwasher6.0 proactive anti-malware protection.Secure Computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound and outbound security threats. Webwasher 6.0 marks the initial integration of CipherTrust's TrustedSourceTM into the Secure Computing suite of products within 75 days of completing the merger with CipherTrust. In addition, it adds a sophisticated anti-malware engine to proactively protect enterprises from targeted attacks. Now available in three newly released appliances that guards enterprises from a deluge Deluge (dĕl`y  j), in the Bible, the overwhelming flood that covered the earth and destroyed every living thing except the family of Noah and the creatures in his ark. of threats delivered via web
traffic, including malware (MALicious softWARE) Software designed to destroy, aggravate and otherwise make life unhappy. See crimeware, virus, worm, logic bomb, macro virus and Trojan. , trojans and phishing Pronounced "fishing," it is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Also known as "brand spoofing," an official-looking e-mail is sent to potential victims pretending to be from their ISP, bank or retail establishment. attacks, and also
ensures that outbound traffic Traffic originating in the continental United States destined for overseas or overseas traffic moving in a general direction away from the continental United States. meets corporate compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). .
This newest version includes more than a dozen enhancements that
strengthen its functionality and improve usability. Webwasher 6.0
incorporates information gathered by TrustedSource in real time to
deliver a high degree of protection. TrustedSource is a global threat
reputation system that generates a reputation for every web address on
the planet, based on the behavior of those addresses as email senders
and whether those addresses appear in spam and phishing emails.
Specifically, TrustedSource has been incorporated into the Webwasher URL URLin full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. filter module which acts as the first line of defense by blocking employees browsing malicious or unauthorized web sites, improving employee productivity, optimizing bandwidth and reducing liability while improving security. In addition, Webwasher's URL filtering technology uses TrustedSource real time data to dynamically block browsing web sites that are a part of phishing attacks. TrustedSource technology was also built into the Connection Control module of the Webwasher Anti-Spam module, proactively blocking connection requests from known spammers in real time before the e-mail even enters the network. Also new in version 6.0 is Webwasher Anti-Malware, which combines a signature-based anti-malware engine for known malware with the ruggedness of Secure Computing's ProActive Security filters to detect blended or yet unknown malware. Malicious attacks are no longer internet wide, but part of sophisticated targeted attacks on enterprises with monetary gain as the goal. Traditional reactive anti-virus signatures are inadequate for protecting against such refined and targeted attacks. Proactive protection based on behavioral analysis is required to protect today's enterprises. www.securecomputing.com |
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