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The Blue Coat ProxySG is a purpose-built operating system designed
specifically around Web objects. By integrating leading “On-Proxy”
URL databases Blue Coat enables enterprises to reap the rewards of
the fastest, most secure, and scalable Web filtering solution in the
industry.
The ProxyAV Series is a purpose-built
solution designed for quick integration with ProxySG for deployment
in medium enterprise or distributed environments. It provides
scalable performance with a choice of antivirus engines from Sophos,
Panda and McAfee.
Bluecoat Proxy Appliances protect your network, against the risks
of:
Spyware
Web Viruses
Inappropriate Web Surfing
Instant Messaging & P2P
Unsecured Web Servers
Bluecoats Patent-pending Policy Process Engine provides the power
to define a comprehensive set of rules for protection, control and
acceleration, and to tie those rules to any number of policy
conditions - leveraging user information in existing
directories/databases. The solution uses an authenticated identifier
to trigger all actions and rules. Web requests can be authorized and
managed based on any combination of known identifiers.
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Content Filtering with Blue Coat
URL filtering, or the ability to control access to Web sites, is critical to
minimizing an organization’s business risk. Inappropriate Web surfing can
lead to decreased worker productivity and the introduction of viruses. Both
situations can result in considerable financial costs for any company. Other
security breaches occur through inappropriate Web use such as the loss of
intellectual property and other proprietary information. Unsanctioned
Web-based applications can also consume large amounts of network bandwidth
and the viewing of adult content sites by employees can lead to costly
lawsuits.
Instant Messaging Control with Blue Coat
Instant Messaging (IM) usage has become commonplace within the enterprise
and continues to rise. Each month employees install free IM software from
AOL, Microsoft or Yahoo! to "chat" with peers, business colleagues and
friends using the company network. Rogue use of these applications raises
many valid security and productivity concerns among IT managers. Blue Coat
Systems enables organizations to secure and control the IM applications
already in use - providing the granular access control, logging and
reporting required to turn public IM products into enterprise-class
messaging solutions.
Peer-to-Peer Control with Blue Coat
The use of P2P clients to download music and video files is
consuming valuable bandwidth on most organization's networks and can
have an adverse impact on legitimate mission-critical applications.
Additionally, P2P traffic opens the door for viruses and a host of
legal concerns that can be counterproductive to any business. P2P
use contributes to:
Decreased network bandwidth needed for mission critical applications
An increase in lawsuits stemming from music and motion picture
copyright infringement
The introduction of adware, spyware, viruses and worms into the
enterprise
Decreased user productivity
Possible customer service delays due to network congestion
Web Virus Scanning with Blue Coat
As technology evolves, so do technology-based threats. Web
applications and e-mail, critical for today's connected businesses,
provide a new set of open doors into corporate networks. Virus
scanning at the Internet gateway plays a critical role in network
security by removing harmful content at the security perimeter -
before it enters and infects the network. Just as organizations
deployed virus scanning on corporate email systems to secure
SMTP-based services, they are deploying virus scanning to protect
against new Web-transmitted threats.
Reporting with Bluecoat
Reporter provides identity-based reporting and monitoring to
evaluate Web security policies, usage and resource management. Ideal
for the complex web traffic patterns, Reporter translates raw
network and user data into meaningful, easy-to-use reports for
planning purposes.
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The Bluecoat Proxy SG comes in various models to meet the
business need.
Models range from the 200 Series
for the SME market, right up to the large enterprise |
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The Blue Coat Visual Policy Manager enables a
breadth of content filtering
solutions addressing general to specific customer requirements.
Image searches have also become a popular path around URL lists for
adult content viewing, rendering the most important objective of URL
filtering futile. ProxySG provides the ability to always enforce
SafeSearch mode with Image Search engines (i.e. Yahoo! and Google)
no matter what the user desires. |
Click Here to view a DEMO of the
Bluecoat Proxy Appliances.
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