When assessing Secure Web Gateways, consider essential attributes including:
Real-time threat intelligence updates
SSL inspection capabilities
Granular policy enforcement
Integration with existing security tools
User and application visibility
Real-time threat intelligence ensures the SWG provides up-to-date protection against emerging threats. This feature allows for quick adaptation to new types of cyberattacks, minimizing risk. SSL inspection capabilities are critical since a substantial amount of web traffic is encrypted, and being able to inspect this traffic helps in identifying potential vulnerabilities or malicious content.
Granular policy enforcement is necessary to customize security measures based on specific needs, enabling control over who can access different web resources. These detailed policies help in conforming to compliance requirements and managing bandwidth usage effectively. Integration with existing security tools is important to create a unified defense system, ensuring seamless information sharing across platforms, enhancing the overall security posture.
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CEO and President at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Consultant
2015-12-24T12:02:27Z
Dec 24, 2015
Besides all of the threats trying to get in it is critical for the organization to keep data from getting out. So, Data Loss Prevention in combination with external threat protection is a must have.
A web security gateway (also known as secure web gateway or SWG) is a type of network security service that protects a network against web-based threats.
When assessing Secure Web Gateways, consider essential attributes including:
Real-time threat intelligence ensures the SWG provides up-to-date protection against emerging threats. This feature allows for quick adaptation to new types of cyberattacks, minimizing risk. SSL inspection capabilities are critical since a substantial amount of web traffic is encrypted, and being able to inspect this traffic helps in identifying potential vulnerabilities or malicious content.
Granular policy enforcement is necessary to customize security measures based on specific needs, enabling control over who can access different web resources. These detailed policies help in conforming to compliance requirements and managing bandwidth usage effectively. Integration with existing security tools is important to create a unified defense system, ensuring seamless information sharing across platforms, enhancing the overall security posture.
Policy control and management capabilities
Minimal network architecture impacts, friendly interfaces, transparency for users, easy maintenance and upgrade.
1- Minimal network architecture impacts.
2- Transparency for users
3- The technical support
4- Easy maintenance
5- TCO
1. How the gateway addresses the specific needs of its deployment.
2. The level and nature of update support provided by the mfg.
Besides all of the threats trying to get in it is critical for the organization to keep data from getting out. So, Data Loss Prevention in combination with external threat protection is a must have.