St. Bernard Software, Inc., DBA EdgeWave, a provider in SecureContent Management (SCM) solutions, announced the release of iPrismWeb Security Version 6.5.
The new version boasts new outbound botnet detection andprevention through a partnership with ThreatSTOP.
This capability enables organizations to prevent costly damageassociated with botnets and bot-related malware. With this release,EdgeWave also introduces new anti-circumvention technology using acloud-based Circumvention Defense Network (CDN) as well as numerousfeature enhancements including improved transparent userauthentication and expanded application control including Skype andFTP communications. All new features in iPrism Web Security Version6.5 are available to current customers at no additional charge.
Outbound Botnet Protection via ThreatSTOP
Botnets are among the most dangerous and pervasive securitythreats, where it is estimated that as many as 25 percent ofcomputers connected to the Internet may be infected, including 88percent of F500 companies. These compromised machinessurreptitiously steal user identities, leak private data, and spreadnew infections, which can cripple an organization.They also conductillegal activities jeopardizing the organization's eReputation, suchas hosting phishing sites, proxy nets, pay-per-click fraud,launching denial-of-service attacks, and distributing spam.Bot-related malware is difficult to detect and nearly impossible toremediate by conventional antivirus techniques as their dynamic andadaptive capabilities enable them to self-propagate through theirown established peer-to-peer networks and avoid conventionalreputation-based techniques by leveraging fast-flux DNS redirectionsand discreetly relocating the command and control hosts thatassemble the compromised machines into a botnet.
ThreatSTOP, EdgeWave now delivers defense against botnets with noknown false positives and zero latency. With its latest release,iPrism Web Security delivers ThreatSTOP's authoritative threat list,which is updated continuously and fueled by several sources ofbotnet traffic threats. These sources are filtered and correlatedagainst proprietary selection criteria and identify malicious hosts.iPrism inspects all outbound communication attempts using theThreatSTOP data feed, so that botnets are detected immediately. Withthis additional layer of defense, iPrism customers are able toimmediately identify and block infections. This feature helps toreduce expenses, minimizes data leakage, and enhances a company'scompliance enforcement.
"Customers require an additional layer of security to maintainproactive defense against today's dynamically changing threatlandscape," said Ron Kaplan, Director of Product Management atEdgeWave. "We're excited about our partnership with ThreatSTOP andthe ability to support customers in building a comprehensivesecurity strategy with new technology offerings. The latest releaseof iPrism Web Security is a testament to our ongoing efforts toprotect organizations from new and evolving threats."
Enhanced Circumvention Defense Network (CDN)
Various circumvention techniques also pose additional threats toorganizations trying to enforce Internet access policies thatmitigate legal liabilities, minimize data leakage, thwart securitybreaches and improve bandwidth use. The arms race between pro-censorship institutions and anti-censorship programmers has spawneda sophisticated selection of client-side applications that areincreasingly accessible to enterprise users.These users' privatedata and web usage can be hijacked by cybercriminals that in someinstances, host the servers used by these tools and other anonymousbrowsing proxies.
EdgeWave's CDN protects organizations from users' circumventionattempts by combining cloud-based services with the iPrism WebSecurity appliance.
More Information:
www.edgewave.com
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