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Block threats before they reach your network with
Webroot - Web Security

  • Stops Viruses, Phishing & Spyware Attacks
  • Protects Mobile/Laptop Users
  • Dedicated Antispyware built in
  • Reduces Operating Costs
  • Web Download Content Acceleration
  • Vulnerability Scanning Assessment comes Standard.


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  • Stops viruses, phishing, and spyware attacks
  • Find holes in your security before an attacker does
  • Integrated Antispyware Protection
  • Multiple zero-hour heuristic filters
  • URL filtering & content type blocking
  • No hardware or software
  • Helps enforce Internet use policy
  • Proactively mitigates Internet threats
  • Protects Mobile Users
Features
Antivirus, Antispyware, and Antiphishing
  • Dedicated & Separate Antispyware built in.
  • Guarantees defense against 100% known malware.
  • Multiple zero-hour heuristic filters protect against new and unknown variants.
  • Antispyware powered by Webroot Spy Sweeper
  • Antiphishing detection uses advanced heuristics to identify phishing sites in real time.
Vulnerability Scanning and Spyware Detection
  • Find holes in your security before an attacker does
  • Quickly identify software and operating system vulnerabilities
  • Gain visibility into spyware infections
  • Reduce risk without buying and managing a separate vulnerability scanner
  • Prevent data breaches and theft
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Proactive Safe Searching Capabilities
Webroot examines all search engine queries and return color-coded search results based on Internet access policy.
  • Helps enforce Internet use policy
  • Proactively mitigates Internet threats and harmful content.
Gain visibility into spyware infections
URL and Web Content Filtering
  • Easily enforce Internet use policies
  • Mitigate data loss
  • Protect users from inappropriate content
  • Improve productivity
Webroot does web filtering of content based on site URL, web application, attachment type, MIME type, file type, and file size. Millions of URLs are categorized into 12 main categories and 96 subcategories. This database is continuously updated to ensure accurate and advanced control.
Internet Access Control
Easily block web categories like games or mature content
  • Set Internet access policies according to group or individual user level
  • Apply by time and location.
  • Administrators can set website access to be "Allowed," "Blocked," or "Coached"
  • Create customized URL "Allow" and "Deny" lists.
  • Anonymizing proxy detection enforces policies even when anonymizing proxy sites are used.
  • web Advert Suppression
Internet Usage Control
Get instant insight into web traffic needs Place limits on:
  • Bandwidth consumption
  • Time spent online.
  • Number of sites accessed.
  • Monitor and track with logs and reports
Roaming User Protection

Seamlessly enforce company Internet use policies regardless of where an employee is working-whether it's at home, the airport, a hotel, or an Internet café.

Mobile laptop users can be easily configured to receive automatic and uninterrupted protection even while they are outside their organization's network. Because the web filtering sits in the cloud, these laptop users can authenticate directly with the service rather than establishing a VPN connection to the corporate network.

Administrative
Simplified Administration
Manage company Internet use and security policies via an intuitive Web-based management console. Administrators can securely access Webroot's powerful rules engine to facilitate user, group, and account level access policies. A real-time Web traffic summary dashboard displays company Web site access by category and popular search terms. The Desktop Web Proxy allows for seamless authentication, and can be automatically updated to the latest version.
Real-Time Logging and Reporting
Real-time logs display which sites and downloads users have attempted to access and whether or not they were allowed. With logs accessible for 365 days, administrators can access the historical information they need to generate key metrics.
Support for Citrix and Terminal Services
Webroot is the only Web Security Service that provides support for Citrix and Terminal Services, a convenient feature that further enhances usability and management. All Citrix or Terminal Services users are individually authenticated. Unique policies can be applied to separate users on a single Citrix or Terminal Services server with user activity logged individually.
Rapid Deployment and Guaranteed Service Availability
Deployment can typically be complete in less than one week and there are no costly hardware, software, or equipment maintenance fees. Webroot also guarantees 99.99% service availability to ensure that you have consistent, reliable access to a secure Web communications environment.
Fast Browsing with Minimal Latency
Maintain a fast browsing experience and ensure a seamless Internet experience for your users. Webroot's distributed architecture minimizes latency by maintaining multi-tenant, fully redundant data centers around the globe. Global Server Load Balancing ( GSLB) automatically routes Web traffic through the nearest data center, ensuring rapid response time. Unique Web content download acceleration and proprietary high-performance proxies further improve performance and ensure immediate policy compliance.
Case Studies
Financial Security with Webroot and Virginia Community Bank
Virginia Community Bank is an independent, locally-owned bank founded in 1976, focusing on area residents and businesses. The bank's eight branches provide loans to local businesses, churches and government agencies as well as for private consumer use and any other worthwhile purposes.
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Flushing Bank Invests in Internet Security with Webroot
In 1929, while many institutions were folding in the crushing grasp of the Great Depression, Flushing Bank opened its doors to the future. The New York-based financial institution has kept those doors open for the last 80 years, inviting customers in to enjoy personal, commercial and online banking services. However, as the bank continues to find success, its growth is also inviting modern bank internet security challenges.
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The Vizada Satellite Network Selects Webroot Web Security Services for Corporate Malware and Web Security Protection
Vizada is the largest independent provider of mobile and fixed connectivity satellite services on the globe. The North American division helps align advanced communication services with users on land, at sea and in flight. However, when the Vizada network began to feel the effects of recurring malware security breaches, it wanted to move to a more sophisticated line of defense to improve its corporate malware protection.
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White Papers
UBM TechWeb Whitepaper: The State of Cloud-Based Security
While media attention is often focused on cybercriminals’ attacks on servers and networks, a far bigger problem for most companies is endpoint security. Traditional approaches to protecting users and their devices against an increasingly complex threat environment are becoming less effective. Cloud-based security may be an answer. While few companies currently take advantage of this technology, cloud-based security may be a big opportunity for IT to improve security while cutting cost. This exclusive UBM TechWeb and Webroot survey explores the state of cloud-based security.
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Security as a Service: Business Decision Factors
This paper reviews the business value of IT security, illustrates the business case for SaaS over "do it yourself" premise-based solutions, and outlines what to look for in SaaS solutions you can adopt with confidence and count on as you grow.
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How to Protect Your Business from the Coming Malware Storm
This white paper discusses the key issues involved in considering messaging archiving solutions, and provides an overview of the advantages of using a hosted archiving system. Throughout this white paper, you will also find commentary and discussion of Webroot Email Archiving Service and the benefits it can offer to an organization of any size.
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Bloor Research Report: Why Web Security Is Best Served in the Cloud
The Internet is the prime attack vector for today's financially motivated hackers - and many businesses do not realise that their on-premise solutions are leaving them vulnerable. Download this informative whitepaper to find out why web security is best served in the cloud. Fran Howarth, Bloor Research senior security analyst, examines the benefits of applying protection where threats are being created - at the Internet layer.
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Webinars
Top 5 Features To Look For In A Web Security Service
We've said it before and we'll say it again. 85% of malware comes through the Web. It's a staggering percentage, but that's where today's cybercriminals are attacking. How are they doing it? View this recorded webinar where Jesse McCabe, Director of Product Marketing will be reviewing the following top 5 features any Web service must have to ensure adequate protection for your network and for your users.
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Outsourcing Security: What Every Potential Cloud Security Customer Should Know
Many security providers today are touting new "security as a service" offerings, or delivering security features from the cloud. What should your organization know before it jumps into these new cloud-based security services? In this unique Dark Reading webcast, a top expert on cloud security services will discuss the benefits of using SaaS vendors for security, the kinds of services that are most appropriate for externalizing, the benefits of a "cloud" implementations of these services, and some of the questions that enterprises should ask of a security service provider before they sign a deal. Attendees will also hear from Dark Reading editors, who will offer a look at recent news in cloud security, and they will also get insights on the capabilities of cloud offerings from one of the top providers of cloud security services.
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