McAfee Web Security Appliance

McAfee Web Security Appliance Overview:

Web-based threats can hurt your network performance, productivity, and your help desk. Use the internet freely for business, and stop wasting valuable resources. McAfee Web Security Appliance—our powerful, integrated solution—delivers comprehensive protection against spyware, inappropriate web content, phishing, viruses, worms, and other threats.

Description:

One of your most important business tools—the Internet—is also a conduit for spyware and other threats. Plus, the Internet can be a tempting distraction for employees.

Protect your business from attacks, preserve bandwidth, and improve productivity with the McAfee Web Security Appliance—our high-performance integrated solution that provides highly accurate enterprise-class protection for large enterprises.

With the McAfee Web Security Appliance, you can also filter web usage to enhance your network security, improve employee productivity, and reduce legal liability. This optional module reports individual surfing habits and helps you establish and enforce acceptable Internet use policies—and reduce frivolous surfing.

Integrated McAfee SiteAdvisor® gives you another layer of protection by educating and warning users about malicious web sites, complete with details on exploits and spamming potential.

For IT administrators who want a reliable and easy-to-manage solution, it doesn’t get much simpler. McAfee Web Security Appliance is a complete self-contained solution with a hardened operating system and built-in management console.

Protect company assets, maintain employee productivity, reduce corporate liability, and lower your costs with this virtually maintenance-free appliance. Choose from a wide range of different models to protection your web and email communications—at an affordable flat price with no additional user fees.

Keep Viruses and Spyware Out of Your Network

• Maintain business continuity by preventing web-borne threats from clogging up your network
• Block viruses and spyware at the gateway before they infect your network and desktops
• Reduce cleanup costs by preventing threats from entering your network
• Scan all downloads via HTTP or FTP
• Safeguard confidential data by thwarting exploits that use keyloggers and spyware

Surf Safely with McAfee SiteAdvisor

• Forewarn users about malicious web sites that harbor spyware, phishing scams, or spamming agents
• In-depth content inspection and site testing go beyond traditional URL filtering to allow, warn, or block access based on content and spamming potential
• Educate users with intuitive safety ratings and threat profiles for web sites

Put an End to Inappropriate and Frivolous Web Surfing

• Preserve network bandwidth and improve security by blocking inappropriate or frivolous web use like gambling, shopping, and music downloads
• Enforce appropriate use policies and report on individual web-surfing behavior with our optional Web Filtering Module

Manage with Ease

• This self-contained solution with its hard-coded operating system and built-in, web-based management tool couldn’t be simpler to manage

Benefits and Features:

System Requirements:

McAfee Web Security appliances are self-contained devices that require no other software or hardware.

McAfee Web Security Appliance 3400

System configuration

• 1U server, 16.7” (W) x 1.7” (H) x 30.4” (D)
• Dual 146 GB hard drives (RAID 1)
• 8 GB memory
• Dual CPUs
• Remote (out-of-band) administration
• Dual power supplies
• Two 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
• Two 1000 BASE SX fiber ports
• Supports both IPv4 and IPv6

Documentation:

Download the McAfee Web Security Appliance Datasheet (PDF).