Webwasher 5.1.

CyberGuard has released a new version of its Webwasher Content Management Suite (CSM), which proactively filters against adware/spyware at the gateway before it has a chance to get inside. It offers two-pronged protection. First, it proactively strips content and code that enables adware to be downloaded, installed and executed at the gateway and, second, it disrupts adware already inside from sending or receiving information. Most employees who are allowed to surf the Web freely probably have some form of spyware or adware on their workstation. The bandwidth consumption alone is enormous as adware can account for up to 50 percent or more of a company's network traffic. Beyond consuming bandwidth, it poses a security threat to corporate networks. If employees download a file from a spoofed Web site, they may be downloading malicious code that has been scrambled to avoid traditional antivirus detection.

Webwasher CSM 5.1 has also added a filter against mobile code attacks and expanded its reporting capabilities to pinpoint infected machines in the company network. The release is available now in software-only versions and pre-installed on CyberGuard!s recently announced WW 1000 security appliance.

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