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AntiVirus Appliance AV510 - Features
The Blue Coat AntiVirus Appliance AV 510 Series™ (AV510) integrated with the Blue Coat SG Network Security Appliance (Blue Coat SG) represents the next generation in high-end security appliance platforms for robust, high-performance internet virus scanning. Key Features include:
Network Scalability and Network Performance
Pairing the AntiVirus Appliance AV510 with the Blue Coat Network Security SG provides significant advantages for high-speed internet virus scanning that standalone systems cannot match, such as:
- Blue Coat Network Security SG processes web objects at wire speed with integrated caching
- AntiVirus AV510 only scans Web objects forwarded from the Blue Coat SG for improved performance
- AntiVirus AV510 eliminates redundant scanning of frequently downloaded objects with scan-once-serve-many-times intelligent cache integration
- AntiVirus AV510 provides load balancing and clustering of multiple AV510 appliances for flexible scalability
- Granular policies and method-level controls in the Blue Coat Network Security SG stop worm outbreaks where virus signatures fall short (e.g., spIM buddylink)
- Active/active bridging provides failover support on the Blue Coat and allows the addition of multiple AntiVirus AV510 appliances for future growth
- Blue Coat Network Security SG includes world’s fastest proxy cache which substantially accelerates most internet and network traffic
The Blue Coat solution means less hardware, high performance virus scanning, and granular control of Web communications. The AntiVirus AV510 with Blue Coat Network Security SG provides unmatched visibility, control, and scalability in an integrated system.
Layered Network Security
Recent virus and worm outbreaks, spyware, and the increase in browser-based attacks show the importance of a layered security strategy provided by:
- Choice of antivirus engine with automated updates on the AV510, allowing a layered virus scanning strategy with "Vendor A" for network scanning and "Vendor B" for desktops, servers and gateways
- Support for Kaspersky, Sophos, Panda, Ahn Lab and TrendMicro anti-virus scanning engines
- Option to scan for malware inside encrypted SSL traffic including webmail attachments, anonymizer sessions, HTTPS hacker sites
- Utilizing the Blue Coat Network Security SG for control over network communications data for both outbound requests and content replies to provide added protection beyond virus signatures and patterns
- Implementing three key methods to control network security communications - the Blue Coat Network Security SG controls "transport" and "content", while the AntiVirus AV 510 provides "signatures"
- Enforcing the Blue Coat Network Security SG policies to control network security communications upon outbreaks and before virus signatures are available
Strongest Network Security System For Preventing Unknown Spyware
- AntiVirus AV510 allows heuristic scanning of new and unknown spyware Trojans (Kaspersky or Panda recommended)
- Blue Coat Network Security SG allows blocking all unauthorized drive-by downloaders (spyware’s preferred vector)
- Blue Coat Network Security SG allows antispyware blocking that many exploits used by spyware via policy updates
- Blue Coat Network Security SG allows blocking spoofed files with non-executable extensions, but executable code in the header
- Blue Coat Network Security SG allows antispyware blocking potential spyware downloads from 2 Million+ known spyware domains and sites at high risk of downloading spyware…regardless of how new their spyware code is. Page views are still permitted to maximize business usefulness of internet and network.
- Blue Coat Network Security SG with Blue Coat Web Filter™ includes Dynamic Real Time Rating™ to categorize new objectionable sites at high risk of having spyware (e.g., porn sites) in less than 200 milliseconds
- All of the above can be applied to spyware attempting to enter via encrypted SSL tunnels
Ease of Network Security Deployment & Administration
The AntiVirus AV510 is optimized for integration with Blue Coat Network Security SG as a complete system, through the following:
- Purpose-built network security appliance solutions from a single vendor; designed, tested and manufactured for compatibility
- Default network and internet communications, settings, and connection threads between the Blue Coat Network Security Appliance SG and the AntiVirus AV510 are optimized for superior performance
- Virus updates to the AntiVirus AV510 are automated with definable time frequency settings, and cached content is automatically cleared with each update
- Administrators can define default or custom locations for signatures and virus engine updates, and configure behavior of AntiVirus AV510 upon license expiration
- Configurable options for scanning files include: set time-out duration, drop file if errors in scanning occur, and define trusted sites
- Heuristics fingerprint recurring files as infected or clean for non-cacheable content to improve office productivity and efficiency
- Administrators can apply allow/deny lists with extensions along with file size and content type restrictions
- Customized alerts can notify administrators when a virus is found, AntiVirus AV updates are successful, AV updates fail, subscriptions expire, files are dropped, or files pass without scanning
- AntiVirus AV510 log files can be customized using standard logging formats and sent off-box via TCP or UDP for processing
- Health checks from Blue Coat Network Security SG to AntiVirus AV510 verify status and availability of appliances
- New firmware updates and release notes are sent to AntiVirus AV510 for administrator approval and installation
Integrated Network Security System Solution
The combination of Blue Coat Network Security SG + AntiVirus AV510 provides scalable performance with control over transport and Web content with integrated virus scanning. Virus engines and signatures are only one part of network content security control. New worms and trojans are using IM and Web spam to propagate with new techniques always on the horizon. For the first time, network communication controls and network virus scanning work together using Blue Coat solutions.
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