VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has added a Norwegian languagev module to the cloud-based Blue Coat WebPulse service, a collaborative community that unites 75 million users in a common defence against Web-based threats. The addition of the new module provides real-time analysis of new and unknown Norwegian Web content and provides the WebPulse service with greater visibility into the Web ecosystem for more comprehensive protection from dynamic, Web-based threats. "Trying to keep pace with the dynamic, international nature of malware is a losing game for businesses that rely on traditional security utilizing static databases," said Steve Daheb, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice-President at Blue Coat Systems. "The support for real-time language ratings gives WebPulse a more holistic view of the Web and the visibility to identify and block multi-lingual malware attacks." The Blue Coat WebPulse service provides real-time Web int...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has unveiled the 2011 Blue Coat Web Security Report that examines Web behavior and the malware to which users are most frequently exposed. The report analyzes Web requests from the Blue Coat WebPulse service, which weekly rates nearly three billion requests in real-time, to provide a comprehensive overview of the changing ways in which people are using the Internet and the new methods cybercrime is using to target their attacks. "Today, dynamic Web links are the most powerful tool cybercrime has, and static Web ratings that require update cycles are too slow when the bad guys can harvest users within minutes," said Steve Daheb, chief marketing officer and senior vice president at Blue Coat Systems. "Only a real-time defense, like the Blue Coat WebPulse service, that can dynamically rate content and follow multi-staged malware attacks from beginning to end will be able to protect users." This report...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Blue Coat Systems has introduced K9 Web Protection Browser for iOS, a free, downloadable, family-safe Web browser for Apple iPads, iPhones and Web-enabled iPod Touch devices. The browser provides immediate and highly accurate protection from content that is not appropriate for young children, including pornography, hate/violence, illegal drugs and gambling. In addition, the browser protects against phishing and malware. It is simple to install and use. "With the popularity of iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone mobile devices as gifts for children this holiday season, the door is wide open for them to fall victim to the dangers of the Internet," said Steve Daheb, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice-President, Blue Coat Systems. "The K9 Web Protection Browser leverages the power and intelligence of Blue Coat's leading Web security technology to keep children and families safe online wherever they access the Internet." Th...