• Multi-layered protection from Web-borne threats
  • Comprehensive URL Filtering enforces Web use policies
  • Roaming user support protects distributed workers

Symantec MessageLabs Web Security.cloud helps protect organisations from Web-borne threats and enables the control, monitoring and enforcement of Web Acceptable Use Policies.

Automatically updated anti-malware layers block threats safely away from your network while URL filtering policies and Web traffic quota limits reduce Web misuse and help protect your bandwidth.

Web Security.cloud consists of two core components:

URL Filtering - enables you to restrict Web access by category, users, time of day, URL, or file type. The policy engine is highly flexible and intuitive, enabling organisations to create policies and monitor behavior for specific users and groups.

Web AntiVirus and AntiSpyware – multiple commercial anti-spyware and anti-virus engines scan Web content for viruses and malware, blocking threats before they reach your network, protecting your business from information theft and costly diminished network performance.

Roaming user support is available and extends protection, policies and quota limits to employees who are outside the corporate network. The service is also backed by an aggressive Service Level Agreement with performance levels for uptime, latency and detection of known viruses to provide added peace of mind and confidence.

Web Security.cloud Services- Features

  • Blocks Web-borne malware and spyware including 100% of known viruses.
  • Real time scanning of all Web requests.
  • URL blocking of specific websites, website categories, and file types.
  • URL categorisation database supports multiple categories for a single URL.
  • Create rules based on time of day and Internet consumption.
  • Roaming and remote user support options are available for distributed workers.
  • On-demand reporting.
  • Cloud-based service that is simple to install, easy to use and virtually maintenance-free.
  • 24/7 support included with your subscription at no additional cost.

Web Security.cloud Services- Benefits

  • Prevents Web-based threats from infecting your network.
  • Ensures all Web content (including PDFs and media files) is free from malicious code before it is delivered to users.
  • Boosts user productivity, ensures compliance, and saves bandwidth by blocking users from visiting inappropriate websites or downloading media files.
  • Helps administrators create policies for sites with dynamic content such as portals and Web 2.0 sites.
  • Restricts access to certain websites during specific hours and helps protect bandwidth and productivity by placing time and volume limits on Internet use.
  • Provides data on malware protection and applies usage policy to users outside the corporate network.
  • Visibility into data on service performance, Web threats and current Web usage statistics.
  • Eliminates unnecessary investment in infrastructure, reduces burden on in-house IT resources, and delivers predictable costs.
  • Provides access to a dedicated team of SaaS specialists who understand the importance of service excellence.

How Web Security.cloud Services works:



  • Web traffic requests are routed through the Symantec.cloud platform where they are checked against your acceptable use policy.
  • Policies are configured using the Symantec.cloud web-based portal.
  • If no policy rule is triggered, the request passes through.
  • If a policy rule is triggered, the request is either logged and allowed to pass or access to the Web page is denied.
  • Web page requests are retrieved by Symantec before delivery to your network and are scanned for known and emerging Web threats.
  • New and converged malware threats are identified by Skeptic™, while known threats are identified by multiple industry leading malware signature engines.
  • When a threat is identified, access to the requested Web page is denied.
  • If no threat is identified, the page is delivered to the user with no noticeable delay.

System Requirements

Symantec’s MessageLabs Web Security offerings are hosted services. To access the web-based administration console, users need:

  • Internet Explorer versions 6 or above
  • Firefox versions 2 or above

Q: Why is Web Security.cloud important to my business?
A: The use of the Web is now central to doing business, so it’s important to protect your organisation. There are two core areas to effective Web Security; Enforcing user policy via Web URL Filtering; while also protecting against malware and spyware which is now found on over 70% of legitimate websites. Our Web Security.cloud service provides this protection;

  • Helps you defend your organisation from Web-borne threats- malware and spyware
  • Aids enforcement of your Web Acceptable Use Policy and promotes proper Web use
  • Enables a consistent, secure browsing experience for end users
  • Helps protect bandwidth and productivity by applying file download, time and volume limits
  • Protect remote and roaming users and enforce policies regardless of location.

Q: What is the difference between Web Security & Web Filtering?
A: Web Security- protects your organisation against malware and spyware found on websites used by your employees.

Web URL Filtering- is about enforcing policy such as blocking or allowing websites. These filtering policies can be set by URL category, specific URL, users and groups, time of day, content type, or internet consumption level.

Web Security.cloud services keeps your organisation protected by providing both URL filtering and protection against web-based threats.

Q: Why is Web Security so important today?
A: Web filtering will always play an important role in enforcing policy, however it does not protect your organisation against web-borne threats such as malware and spyware. Today over 70% of malware that we encounter on the web is on legitimate websites that your employees are going to on a regular basis throughout the day. So just enforcing policy through simplistic web filtering won’t improve your security.

Symantec Web Security.cloud protects your organisation against web-threats utilising both signature based systems and heuristics to identify and protect against both known and new web threats. More importantly its detects web threats in real time in the cloud, so that the threats never reach your network in the first place.

Q: Why is Web Security.cloud superior to other solutions?
A: Web Security.cloud blocks 100% of known web-borne virus, spyware and phishing threats. As users browse the Web, the pages are scanned live with multiple scanners that detect malware difficult for traditional desktop AV to identify.

Information on zero-day threats is gleaned from actively following millions of web links as part of our Email Security services. It is this knowledge of new threats that truly sets us apart. Support for roaming users extends protection and policy enforcement to employees who access the Internet from outside the corporate network.

Q: Can I customise the user notifications and alerts?
A: When access is denied to a website for any reason, an alert page is normally displayed in the user’s web browser – this can be set up as required, for example with details about what has happened and what the user should do next.

Q: Do I need to lock down port 80 on my firewall?
A: Once the redirection to the Web Security Services proxy service on port 3128 has been set up and fully tested, port 80 should be blocked on the gateway firewall device. This will ensure that all outgoing web traffic can only go via the Symantec.cloud Web Security Services. This is especially important if the users’ web browser proxy settings cannot be locked down. It forces the users to keep the proxy settings in place if they want to be able to surf the net. This is also important in the case of a mixed environment where both PC and Mac users are being configured. The PC users can have their settings locked down but the Mac users cannot be restricted in this way, so locking down port 80 on the firewall is essential.

Q: Is the service scalable?
A: Delivered as a cloud-based service, our solution is scalable to fit your needs as they grow and does not require the upfront investment and hardware costs found in other solutions.

Q: Is Web Security.cloud services easy to setup?
A: Yes. Customers use the service by directing Web traffic requests to the Symantec.cloud services for examination, rather than passing a user directly to the Web site or performing scanning within a client’s infrastructure. Roaming users also have their browsing automatically routed to our service via a software agent.

Q: Does it provide a simple management console?
A: Symantec.cloud offers a single, integrated management console for email, Web and instant messaging, simplifying administration and lowering total cost of ownership while providing increased visibility into user behavior.

Q: How does Symantec.cloud integrate with Active Directory?
A: Our services synchronise with your Active Directory to acquire groups, users, email addresses, aliases, and distribution lists. Combined with our roaming agent or local client side proxy, this integration allows you to get reporting at the user level by Active Directory username.

Q: What are the Management and Reporting Capabilities?
A: Web Security.cloud includes several reporting options to inform administrators of the service’s effectiveness and actions. Reports are configured and obtained using the service’s ClientNet Web-based portal. Dashboard, summary, detailed and scheduled reporting options are included and are configurable to provide visibility, accountability and confidence in the effectiveness of the service.

Q: How can we protect from the threats inherent in users accessing web-based email?
A: There are two levels of protection. You could; Block access to all Webmail sites by category; or if the Webmail site does not use SSL, you could permit it, knowing that items downloaded via HTTP to the client PC are checked for malware and spyware.

Q: What is the maximum interval between someone making a change on the UI and it being applied to the environment?
A: Changes are typically applied within one hour – on average the time will be around five minutes, and normally will not be more than fifteen minutes.

Q: What is the cost of the web security service?
A: All Symantec.cloud services are based on a per user, per month subscription, plus a one-off minimal set-up fee. You simply pay a fixed monthly cost based on the number of users connected. Each service can be purchased separately or you can bundle multiple services to provide complete security protection.

All pricing quotes are individually tailored for each client’s specific requirements and Symantec.cloud offers discounts for both scale and multiple services.

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