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Sophos Web Appliance
Complete Web Protection Everywhere
Our purpose-built secure web gateway makes web protection
simple. It provides advanced protection from today’s sophisticated
web malware and gives you full control over your employees’ online
activity. You can easily create policies for individuals or groups while
gaining important insights into user activity on your network.
Highlights
Ì Protect users from
new zero-day threats
Ì Be up and running in
just 10 minutes
Ì Easily accommodates
user requests and
custom policies
Ì Extend protection to
offsite users easily
Ì Email scheduled reports
directly to managers
Ì Deploy hardware or
VMware-Ready appliances
Advanced protection from web malware
We scan all web content and block the latest web threats using advanced techniques like
javascript emmulation and behavioral analysis. These techniques help us detect malicious
web code before it reaches your browser. It also prevents infected systems from calling
home with sensitive data. And, unlike other web filters, you can scan all HTTP and HTTPS
web traffic without slowing your users down.
Customizable URL Filtering boosts productivity
Our continuously updated database contains billions of pages in 56 categories. This lets
you create safe web browsing policies, minimizing legal concerns around inappropriate
content and maximize productivity. Easily set up policy by user or group using a variety of
authentication options including SSO with Active Directory or eDirectory and even using our
new captive portal for shared systems or mobile devices.
Control rogue users and enforce safe search
We not only block common anonymizing proxy sites, but also offer the ability to dynamically
identify proxy abuse in real-time. Put a stop to rogue users attempting to bypass your policy
using home-based or obscure proxies. You can also activate safe search and even monitor
inappropriate search terms to keep your environment safe.
Rich reporting provides unrivalled insight
You get detailed reports as standard, stored locally with no separate products or appliances
required. Predefined and customizable reports with extensive drill-down capabilities show
key web activity like domains visited and bandwidth consumed.
Extend your protection everywhere
Add Sophos Endpoints to extend your protection everywhere your users go. Our unique
endpoint integration packs the full power of our web appliance into the Sophos Endpoint.
You get full web malware protection and policy enforcement off the network with no need to
backhaul traffic or use a VPN. Policy and reporting syncs between endpoints and the gateway
through the cloud, while the Sophos Endpoint agent performs scanning and enforcement.