Astaro Web Security Subscriptions for ASG Software

Overview:

The unrestricted usage of the Internet, Instant Messaging Programs, and Peer-to-Peer technologies not only reduces employee productivity, but can also lead to serious legal liability. Malicious content, hidden within web and FTP downloads or IM/P2P file transfers, needs to be filtered out in order to protect corporate networks from dangerous malware and spyware infections which cause data loss or leakage.

The use of conventional point solutions, such as URL filtering or Antivirus products, tends to only marginally protect against the multitude of web-based threats. Astaro Security Gateway unifies all web security capabilities within a single appliance, eliminating the complexity and high costs associated with multiple product deployment.

Network administrators gain a simple and effective way to:

• Filter web access: Allow or Deny web access (even over HTTPS), categorized into 96 easy- to-navigate categories at configurable times with user-based policies.
• Detect malicious code: Perform fast, accurate scanning for viruses, spyware and active content, providing unmatched detection rates via dual scanning engines.
• Control IM/P2P applications: Monitor and block access and use of all Instant Message and Peer-to-Peer applications, including Skype

The Astaro Difference

• Only Astaro appliances are available in three different types: as hardware, software, and virtual appliances. Integration into existing infrastructures has never been easier.
• Nobody's faster: With Astaro’s “10-Minute Setup” every installation is completed rapidly.
• Nobody's more flexible: Astaro’s “One-Click Clustering” technology enables scalable performance and system stability with up to ten cluster nodes.
• Over 47,000 customers are already protecting their networks with an Astaro appliance

Features & Benefits:

Comprehensive Security

• Reliably blocks malicious content within HTTP, HTTPS and FTP traffic
• Dual Antivirus protection prevents infection from web surfing, down- loads and web-based emails
• Extensive virus signature database with over 800,000 patterns
• Spyware communication is blocked from already-infected PCs
• Granular IM/P2P control per application

• Browser-based graphical user interface
• Web access is managed through 96 intuitive URL categories
• Graphical Browser for Active Director and eDirectory allows complete integration in moments, with just a few clicks
• Real-time automatic update of firmware and attack patterns
• Extensive reports provide detailed information about web-use trends, sorted by site and user, available in tabular and graphical formats
• Daily executive report delivered at customizable times via email
• Single Sign-On support of eDirectory and Active Directory for transparent authentication
• Deploys anywhere in the network

Deployment :

Astaro’s Web Security functionality, available through an optional subscription package for Astaro Security Gateway, or Astaro Web Gateway provides URL Filtering, Malware Protection and IM/P2P control.

Automatic firmware and pattern updates are provided as part of Astaro’s Up2Date Service with every maintenance contract.

Filtering can be deployed as part of a gateway configuration, or in transparent mode at any point in a network.

 Astaro Gateways are available as a hardware, software or virtual appliance. Each version provides identical functionality, allowing free choice of your preferred deployment type:

• Astaro Hardware Appliances: Unified Threat Management or dedicated Mail Gateway appliances
• Astaro Software Appliance: Turn any PC into a security appliance, offering maximum deployment flexibility
• Astaro Virtual Appliance: Ready-to-go, certified VMware Ready virtual machines help you in adopting virtualization

Documentation:

Download the Astaro Web Security Datasheet (PDF).