McAfee unveils SaaS Web Protection

The new cloud-based service protects enterprises from malware and other Web-borne threats without any on-premise requirements.

Like McAfee appliances and virtual Web protection solutions,McAfee SaaS Web Protection provides the industrys highest Web protection rates by leveraging the McAfee Global Threat Intelligence network.

This network uses millions of threat sensors and more than 350 full-time security experts around the globe to provide customers with real-time and even predictive threat correlation and protection from malware,spam,trojans and other Internet-borne threats.

Todays Web environment provides a vastly improved user experience and access to information due to the rapid adoption of Web 2.0 technologies. However,as in other technological innovations before it,Web 2.0 technologies have also led to new vulnerabilities and new techniques for compromising corporate networks and data.

Unfortunately,most organizations are not adequately protected and they are spending large sums of money recovering from attacks. Industry-leading protection is mandatory for companies to continue to safely take advantage of Web 2.0 solutions.

Web filtering solutions have evolved from website monitoring to serious malware defense, said Marc Olesen,SVP and General Manager,Content and Cloud Security for McAfee.