Webroot broadens its security software portfolio

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Jun 09, 2008 at 06:44 AM

Webroot Software Inc., a security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SMB (small and mediumbusiness) markets, broadened its portfolio of security softwaredelivered as an online service, by announcing the release of Webroot Web Security Software as a Service (SaaS) and an enhanced version of Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS foradvanced content filtering, data leakage prevention and compliance.
Webroot Web Security SaaS protects both on-site and mobileemployees from viruses, spyware and other malware attacks, whileensuring appropriate employee web usage. With Webroot Security SaaSsolutions, businesses have access to enterprise-class security withmanageability, value and protection.
Webroot of Boulder, Colorado provides security solutions toconsumers, enterprises and small to medium-sized businessesworldwide. Webroot's endpoint products, Webroot AntiSpywareCorporate Edition and Webroot AntiSpyware Corporate Edition withAntiVirus are comprehensive, centrally-managed solutions thataggressively block, detect and eradicate malware on desktops acrossthe network.
"The Internet and remote network access are essential toemployee productivity yet 85 percent of all malware infections nowcome from the Web and only 15 percent of businesses are adequatelysecured against malware threats and employee misuse," saidMike Irwin, COO, Webroot. "The mobile workforce is expected togrow to over one billion employees globally by the year 2011 andorganizations of all sizes need to rethink how they protect theirnetwork and their employees. Filtering and scanning Internettraffic in the cloud ensures businesses receive more effectiveprotection that is easier to manage than appliances andserver-based software solutions."
Webroot also announced last week the latest release of WebrootE-Mail Security SaaS, which includes content monitoring andfiltering capabilities that provide more control over inbound andoutbound email messages, and help prevent data leaks and enforceacceptable usage policies.
"A recent IDC survey found that Web security has the highestplanned adoption rate over the next 18 months in SMBs (100-999employee size)," said Brian Burke, program director, IDC."We believe there are many business and technical benefits forSMBs to consider SaaS as part of their security infrastructure. Amulti-layered security architecture provides a higher degree ofsecurity and addresses more security requirements compared to asingle deployment model."
Webroot Web Security SaaS is a hosted solution that is managed andupdated "in the cloud", and requires no additionalhardware, software or personnel resources. Webroot Web SecuritySaaS routes all Internet traffic through Webroot's global datacenters where it is scanned and filtered for threats and unwantedcontent, while enforcing organizational policies and increasingemployee productivity.
The service is fully customizable and features access control,threat protection, content control, URL filtering, detailed loggingand real time reporting. Once deployed, all Web requests arescanned for viruses and spyware; users are controlled as to where,when and what they can access; and unwanted file downloading, suchas music and video files, can be prevented with granular user andgroup controls.
With Webroot Web Security SaaS, businesses are protected againstall web-based threats including viruses, malware, and spyware,employee productivity is increased, and acceptable usage policiesenforced through category-based and customizable URL filtering. Theflexibility of the solution give businesses the ability to managetheir policies down to the individual level and to protect mobileusers.
"Since implementing Webroot Web Security SaaS in the summer of2007, we have much better visibility, control and management of ourInternet use," said Neil Prevett, Director of IT andCommunications, Lester Aldridge LLP. "For a law firm, it'sabsolutely critical to block Web-based viruses that couldjeopardize sensitive client information and it's equally importantfor us to ensure our team has access to the business-criticalinformation online, while minimizing non-business activity thatties up bandwidth and affects system performance. Webroot'stechnology enables us to do both. It's easy to set up, configureand use, making it a very valuable tool in the fight againstInternet-based threats and the policing of policies. It iscertainly the best Web security solution we have used todate."
Webroot Web Security SaaS is available for purchase in the