Marshal, the content security specialist, has released WebMarshal 2006 to counter the influx of spyware being delivered to corporate networks via the Web.
Distributed locally by 10Net ICT Solutions, the new software is designed to promote responsible Internet use while providing protection from viruses, confidentiality breaches and inappropriate material downloading. It complements WebMarshal`s existing Web filtering technology and flexible access control and stops spyware at the gateway.
WebMarshal 2006 is the industry`s first solution to combine URL filtering, content analysis, anti-spyware and anti-virus technologies into a single solution.
"While employees have become more educated about Internet-based security risks, most admit to flouting their employers` acceptable Web usage policies. As a result they waste hours of company time and resources. WebMarshal 2006 will not only protect the company from spyware, but also protect executives from risk of prosecution due to employees accessing offensive or illegal content from work," says Ed Macnair, CEO of Marshal.
"Large corporates and particularly financial services companies have had to deal with many spyware problems," says Riaan Otto, GM of 10Net ICT Solutions, the local Marshal distributor. "In WebMarshal 2006 we have the solution."
The product provides direct support for third-party anti-spyware scanning solutions. It supports two anti-spyware options: Counterspy by Sunbelt Software and PestPatrol by CA.
CounterSpy and PestPatrol integrate with WebMarshal just as anti-virus scanners do. No special measures are required. Users simply use the default WebMarshal policies with their preferred anti-spyware product enabled, and WebMarshal will scan files in real-time as users browse. The product will immediately block and quarantine any detected spyware at the gateway before it is passed to a user`s PC.
WebMarshal 2006 centralises security and ensures that malicious code is unable to infect individual PCs or a company`s trusted network. Inbound and outbound network traffic are both scanned for spyware to ensure that companies are not held liable if one of their employees uses company assets to infect others. One example of that is when users log onto Web-based mail accounts from their office PC and unwittingly send spyware.
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