eSafe AppliFilter

Protect Your Network From P2P, IM and Other Application-Level Attacks

New Tools Mean New Threats

It is an unfortunate reality that tools and technologies that are convenient and make life easier for users often provide a convenient and easier method of compromise for malicious attacks as well. Users have adopted new technologies such as peer-to-peer (P2P) networking and instant messaging (IM) and they want to install and use these tools from within the corporate network. These tools may represent a significant security risk though, and you need to have systems in place to control or block access in order to protect the network.

The problem with many of these technologies is that they bypass the security measures that are in place. Users that access web-based email may circumvent antivirus protection on the email gateway. Users with established P2P or IM sessions may provide an entry point for attackers that tunnels through the firewall. The eSafe AppliFilter can help your organization to control or block access to these tools and help to protect your valuable network resources from compromise.

Comprehensive Defense Against Application Level Threats

Using the eSafe AppliFilter, you can effectively block application level threats that might otherwise bypass your security measures. eSafe provides an integrated, proactive content security solution that can protect you against:

• Gateway-level (TCP/IP) malicious code attacks
• P2P (Peer to Peer) file-sharing such as KaZaa, iMesh, Gnutella, eDonkey
• Instant Messengers such as ICQ, MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! Messengers
• Adware/spyware components found in many "free" and commercial software
• Unauthorized HTTP tunneling

Powerful and Flexible Security

The eSafe AppliFilter solution provides you with the performance you need and the flexibility you want in order to protect your network with a minimum of configuration and administration and without impacting the user experience.

eSafe AppliFilter provides real-time filtering of malicious content as it enters your network. Similar to an active IDS (Intrusion Detection System), eSafe AppliFilter inspects all content in transit while remaining transparent to users. The eSafe NitroInspection engine examines all traffic at the gateway and analyzes the contents of data packets in order to identify and block traffic that is identified as malicious, inappropriate or otherwise restricted. All of this security is packaged in a solution that is easy to deploy and simple to manage, but can also scale to meet the demands of your growing organization.

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