NEWS SUMMARY
- IronPort Systems today issued a report that finds Internet malware (which includes spam, viruses, phishing, and spyware) continues to be a major threat to Internet communications.
- Other findings from the report include:
- More than 50 percent of corporate desktops worldwide are infected with some type of spyware – with the rate of infection as high as 70 percent in the United States.
- Trojans or malicious system monitors represented over 7 percent of the infections.
- Rootkits and trick loaders, which reinstall spyware and other obfuscation techniques, make remediation very difficult - thus prevention is the key to stopping these threats.
- Tactics employed by malware authors have also become increasingly sophisticated, the latest being a “blended threat” which combines spam, virus, and spyware tactics into a single, well coordinated attack.
- Desktop cleanup efforts often involve reloading the entire operating system of an infected PC, a cumbersome and expensive undertaking. IronPort found that malware costs over $150 per PC user per year. This number only reflects the direct IT costs associated with control and removal of malware, it does nothing to consider the billions of dollars at stake if confidential information is leaked or lost due to malware infections.
- In light of the above data, and increased market demand, IronPort today launched the IronPort S-Series? Web security appliance – a high performance gateway appliance designed to stop Web-based malware from entering the network, with near zero-latency to preserve the end-user Internet browsing experience.
- IronPort S-Series Web security appliance is the first industry solution that combines network-layer and application-layer capabilities. The solution is built around IronPort’s industry-leading reputation and signature filtering technology.
- Customer shipment of the IronPort S-Series appliances has already begun, with more than 40 systems deployed.
- IronPort S-Series Web security appliance is another example of IronPort's leadership and innovation. Thousands of global network security and technology companies have chosen IronPort to protect their own networks. IronPort protects Cisco, Juniper, Intel and Dell. The company also protects the US Army and Navy. IronPort supports eight of the ten largest ISPs and over 20 percent of the Fortune 500.
NEWS COPY
IronPort is applying the same technology that made it the industry leader in stopping spam, to Web security. The IronPort S-Series, the industry's fastest Web security appliance, was developed because of the increased demand from enterprises to stop and combat spyware (one of the most significant corporate security issues today). Although a major threat, less than 10 percent of corporations have deployed perimeter spyware defenses. The speed, variety and maliciousness of spyware and other Web-based malware attacks have all highlighted the importance of a robust, secure platform to protect the enterprise network perimeter from such threats. The IronPort S-Series appliances combine a high-performance security platform with IronPort's exclusive Web Reputation technology and IronPort's breakthrough Dynamic Vectoring and Streaming™ (DVS) engine, a new scanning technology that enables fully integrated, rapid signature-based filtering.
QUOTES
“In 2006, we have seen two important trends working together. Overall threat volumes are increasing, and the level of sophistication is also increasing," said Tom Gillis, SVP Worldwide Marketing at IronPort Systems. "The Web is the new battle front. The malware threats we are seeing coming through the Web gateway are the most sophisticated yet. The IronPort S-Series stops these threats, accurately and swiftly."
“IronPort entered the anti-spyware market by releasing a fast and effective gateway appliance, the IronPort S-Series. This perimeter defense against spyware boasts industry-leading performance and the ability to detect and proactively block Internet malware through the use of multi-vendor, signature-based filtering techniques. The IronPort S-Series’ Web Reputation and URL scoring systems are powerful features that ensure that spyware distributing websites are blocked, while trustworthy sites are left unblocked.’’-- The Radicati Group, Inc., Report: Corporate Anti-Spyware Market, 2006-2010
AVAILABILITY AND PRICING
The IronPort S650 is designed for large enterprises and the IronPort S350 is designed for small and medium enterprises. Both products protect the network perimeter against a wide variety of Web-based threats. The IronPort S-Series is available now at:
www.ironport.com/how_to_buy/.
MULTIMEDIA LINKS
Web Security Report
www.websecurityreport.comMovie - IronPort Web Security Appliances: Technology Overview
www.ironport.com/products/technology_overview.htmlIronPort Web Reputation White Paper
www.ironport.com/pdf/ironport_web_reputation_whitepaper.pdfIronPort S-Series Data Sheet
www.ironport.com/pdf/ironport_s-series_datasheet.pdfAbout IronPort Systems
IronPort Systems is the leading email and Web security products provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. IronPort provides high-performance, easy-to-use and technically innovative products for those faced with the monumental task of managing and protecting their mission-critical networks from Internet threats. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit:
www.ironport.com.
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CONTACT: KRIS VAN DEN BERGH
IRONPORT SYSTEMS
+32 476593660
KVDBERGH@IRONPORT.COM