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| First Purpose-Built Enterprise Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances Mi5 Networks announced the general availability of its Enterprise Spygate appliances, the world's first purpose-built anti-spyware appliances for medium-to-large enterprises. Utilizing a real-time inspection engine, Mi5 Enterprise Spygate appliances scan network traffic on-the-fly and incorporate a multi-layer defense that provides accurate and comprehensive protection against spyware at the gateway. Mi5 Enterprise Spygate appliances block spyware websites, drive-bys and file downloads, and outgoing communications associated with spyware websites without false positives or network impact. Mi5's anti-spyware appliances are backed by Community Spywatch correlation technology, which leverages collective learning from customer deployments for the quickest protection against new spyware threats. The enterprise spyware problem is continuing to grow and puts organization at risk from information predators. According to research firm IDC, spyware became the second largest threat to enterprise security in 2005, up four spots from 2004. Furthermore, spyware is shifting from being an adware nuisance problem to being a criminal threat, and new spyware forms are growing exponentially. This combination of spyware volume and severity has kept IT organizations in reactive mode, cleaning up infected machines after-the-fact. Prevention is the only way of getting the upper hand in this fight. Mi5's Enterprise Spygate provides the gateway protection, not only preventing new infections, but also preventing already infected desktops from sending sensitive information back out, and prioritizing machine cleanup by spyware severity. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |