Astaro Web Security Subscriptions for ASG Virtual Appliance for VMware

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.

Benefits & Features:

Comprehensive Security

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

Easy to Manage

• Web access is managed through 96 intuitive URL categories
• Single Sign-On support of eDirectory and Active Directory for transparent authentication
• 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

Deployment:

Astaro‘s Web Security features are available by subscription for Astaro Security Gateway.

Astaro Web Security eliminates malicious content from your Web and FTP data and comfortably controls access to selected websites and IM/P2P applications.

Automatic firmware and pattern updates are provided as part of Astaro’s Up2Date Service with every maintenance contract. That way, the gateway is always kept up-to-date with the latest product improvements and virus patterns.

Astaro Gateways are available as a hardware, software or virtual appliance. Each version provides an identical function range, allowing you to freely choose the platform that best fits your needs:

	Astaro Hardware Appliance: Performance optimized plugand- play solution.
	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).