Secure Computing Enhances URL Filtering Solution with Next-Gen Reputation System

Enterprise gateway security company Secure Computing Corporation announced Friday a newly enhanced version of its URL filtering solution, SmartFilter 4.2 with TrustedSource.

The new version is set to provide granular protection against today's Web 2.0 threats, allowing companies to leverage Web 2.0 technologies without compromising corporate policy.

TrustedSource is the company's global reputation system and SmartFilter 4.2 marks the fourth Secure Computing product integrated with this technology. More Asian organizations today are embracing Web 2.0 technologies, such as wikis, tagging and social networks to increased corporate efficiency through digital collaboration.

While these new technologies provide organizations with new means to improve stakeholder relationships with user driven content, Web 2.0 technologies also present a different set of security issues such as data leakages, phishing, malware and spam.

"With Internet use a requirement in today's world, organizations -- from financial institutions to education systems -- must implement sound strategies to protect their networks against Web 2.0 threats," said Benjamin Low, Managing Director for Southeast Asia and India, Secure Computing.

"SmartFilter 4.2 provides the security protection needed in the Web 2.0 world while allowing users to access information on the web safely.

"As part of Secure Computing's vision to provide companies of all sizes with comprehensive security at the web gateway, SmartFilter now incorporates global intelligence from the company's industry-leading reputation system, TrustedSource.

Like a credit agency provides credit scores to enable reliable commerce, TrustedSource provides source-based reputation scores for URLs, domains and IP addresses as well as content-based reputation scores for web page content, messages, attachments and images.

Using this real-time scoring, SmartFilter 4.2 allows organizations to detect and prevent web security threats such as spyware, phishing and other malware.