In today's world, we got over 3 billion internet users in 2015 per report from Internet Society (http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Global_Internet_Report_2014_0.pdf), with most of users using it for web browsing. But as internet is getting popularity and users getting more dependent on it for their daily life, hackers are also trying to exploit it more for their personal benefits.
Its more of a concern for big firms, as they run their daily business using internet and its critical to keep it a safe medium for business to grow and to have investor trust. To protect these firms and their employees from internet attacks, we now have Secure Web Gateway solutions available in market with flexible options to select. All these solutions help to filter unwanted software or malware from user-initiated Web traffic. At a minimum these include URL filtering, malicious-code detection and filtering, and application controls for popular Web-based applications, such as instant messaging (IM) and Skype.
Gartner Magic Quadrant will give you an idea of products from different companies in this domain.
https://www.zscaler.com/gartner-magic-quadrant-secure-web-gateways-2015.php
1. Trustwave (Secure Web Gateway)
https://www.trustwave.com/Products/Content-Security/Secure-Web-Gateway/
This is one of the most strongest product in market. signature-based protection is old, and Trustwave uses an algorithm for advanced malware protection using real-time code analysis and dynamic URL categorization to determine if a website is secure or not. They also provide a solution to manage social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, where users can access the sites, but not post anything from inside the firm, and that protects Data Leakage.
Cost: High (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: Medium (Low/Medium/High)
2. Bluecoat (ProxySG)
https://www.bluecoat.com/products/proxysg-secure-web-gateway
This is the most used solution for SWG in big firms like Investment banks. Bluecoat already have a big market for Proxy users and so its easy to integrate with existing web management solutions provided by the company. ProxySG provides user authentication, web filtering, visibility of SSL-encrypted traffic, content caching, bandwidth management, stream-splitting, etc. This is a feature filled product, and similar to Trustwave it also provides a solution for dynamic URL categorization and social media websites management.
Cost: High (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: High (Low/Medium/High)
3. Zscaler
https://www.zscaler.com/product-cloud-security/web-security.php
This is a cloud solution compared to other hardware based solutions. The product focuses on URL filtering and anti-virus protection as basic service. And to list all features it provides URL filtering, MD5 blocking, antivirus, deep content inspection, etc.
Cost: Medium (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: High (Low/Medium/High)
Its more of a concern for big firms, as they run their daily business using internet and its critical to keep it a safe medium for business to grow and to have investor trust. To protect these firms and their employees from internet attacks, we now have Secure Web Gateway solutions available in market with flexible options to select. All these solutions help to filter unwanted software or malware from user-initiated Web traffic. At a minimum these include URL filtering, malicious-code detection and filtering, and application controls for popular Web-based applications, such as instant messaging (IM) and Skype.
Gartner Magic Quadrant will give you an idea of products from different companies in this domain.
https://www.zscaler.com/gartner-magic-quadrant-secure-web-gateways-2015.php
1. Trustwave (Secure Web Gateway)
https://www.trustwave.com/Products/Content-Security/Secure-Web-Gateway/
This is one of the most strongest product in market. signature-based protection is old, and Trustwave uses an algorithm for advanced malware protection using real-time code analysis and dynamic URL categorization to determine if a website is secure or not. They also provide a solution to manage social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, where users can access the sites, but not post anything from inside the firm, and that protects Data Leakage.
Cost: High (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: Medium (Low/Medium/High)
2. Bluecoat (ProxySG)
https://www.bluecoat.com/products/proxysg-secure-web-gateway
This is the most used solution for SWG in big firms like Investment banks. Bluecoat already have a big market for Proxy users and so its easy to integrate with existing web management solutions provided by the company. ProxySG provides user authentication, web filtering, visibility of SSL-encrypted traffic, content caching, bandwidth management, stream-splitting, etc. This is a feature filled product, and similar to Trustwave it also provides a solution for dynamic URL categorization and social media websites management.
Cost: High (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: High (Low/Medium/High)
3. Zscaler
https://www.zscaler.com/product-cloud-security/web-security.php
This is a cloud solution compared to other hardware based solutions. The product focuses on URL filtering and anti-virus protection as basic service. And to list all features it provides URL filtering, MD5 blocking, antivirus, deep content inspection, etc.
Cost: Medium (Low/Medium/High)
Features: High (Low/Medium/High)
Market Presence: High (Low/Medium/High)
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