Security Management Strategies for the CIOAccess "Antispyware: SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0"
This article is part of the November 2005 issue of Comparing five of the top network-based inline IPS appliances
Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0 SurfControl Price: $11.40 per user for 500 users @exb SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield protects against spyware while controlling user Internet activity. @exe Dependence on Internet connectivity and your users' minute-by-minute exposure to malicious apps such as spyware and Trojans put your company at risk. SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield (ETS) attacks the problem from both ends, protecting clients against compromise while monitoring and limiting your users' Internet activity. ETS employs agent technology to monitor Windows clients, but the focus is on machines logged into the network--there's no offline protection if the device is rebooted away from the network. The ETS server loads the agent directly into memory when the device is booted on the network. No client installation is needed, and the agent runs in stealth mode, transparent to the user. The agent will remain active in memory if the network connection is lost, but it's gone once the user shuts down. The trade-off is that there's no need to manage yet ... Access >>>
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Antispyware: SurfControl's Enterprise Threat Shield 3.0
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Secure Reads: Contemporary Cryptography
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Recent Releases: Security product briefs, November 2005
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Editor's Desk: An email security guide for managers
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