Quickly Identifies Security Risks Created by Employee Web Use
SAN FRANCISCO, RSA Conference, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Blue Coat(TM) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) today introduced the Web Traffic
Assessment to provide companies comprehensive visibility of employee Web use
in one week's time. The program identifies Web traffic and content causing
potential security risks to the organization.
The program leverages Blue Coat's ProxySG(TM) appliances, which drop into
the network with quick installation and configuration steps to start the
assessment with minimal effort. The automated fail-over features enable a
completely transparent assessment with no risk to network operations. The
ProxySG combines high-performance custom operating software, comprehensive
proxy services and an appliance form factor to make it the optimal tool for
assessing Web traffic. After one week, companies are able to identify multiple
forms of Web traffic that introduce risks to the business, including
inappropriate web surfing, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, media streaming,
adware & spyware, plus instant messaging and Web-based email that opens back
doors for viruses.
"The Blue Coat Web Traffic Assessment is a revolutionary step toward
helping companies identify security risks and unwanted Web traffic on the
network, such as adware, inappropriate Web surfing and P2P file sharing," said
Mark Sollazo, president and CEO of SynerComm (http://www.synercomm.com), a provider
of comprehensive network systems consulting, implementation and support
services. "This program is opening the eyes of many security executives who
think they have the infrastructure locked down, only to find they forgot one
thing -- the employees."
"Now more than ever, risks and threats to the organization are originating
from inside the network, where users are effortlessly communicating outside
the organization and opening back door channels," said Mark Bouchard, senior
program director for META Group. "If left unmonitored, this communication
could result in the creation of open channels for malicious code and virus
threats, as well as a significant exposure of intellectual property."
The Web Traffic Assessment program produces detailed reports of current
Web traffic trends and highlights productivity, legal and network availability
risks associated with unmonitored and uncontrolled Internet use. A detailed
summary is also provided with recommendations on how to control or eliminate
any identified Web resource abuses.
"Most companies today have no idea what their employees are doing over the
Internet and the risks they create for the business," said Steve Mullaney,
vice president of marketing for Blue Coat. "A Web Traffic Assessment from Blue
Coat provides companies with the tools to gain critical insight into employee
Web use, from which they can then develop into an acceptable Web use policy
and ultimately enforce that policy with a high-performance proxy appliance."
Availability
The Blue Coat Web Traffic Assessment program is available today from Blue
Coat Systems and its global network of channel partners. For more information,
please visit http://www.bluecoat.com/webtraffic/index.html or call
408-220-2200.
About Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat enables organizations to keep "good" employees from doing "bad"
things on the Internet. Blue Coat wire-speed proxy appliances provide
visibility and control of Web communications to address today's new business
risks -- such as inappropriate Web surfing, viruses brought in via back door
channels such as instant messaging and Web-based email, and network resource
abuse due to peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and video streaming. Trusted by
many of the world's most influential organizations, Blue Coat has shipped more
than 18,000 proxy appliances. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, and can be reached at 408-220-2200 or http://www.bluecoat.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The statements contained in this press
release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding Blue Coat Systems' expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future, including expectations about
revenue growth and operating performance. All forward-looking statements
included in this press release are based upon information available to Blue
Coat Systems as of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to
Blue Coat Systems' business are set forth in Blue Coat Systems' most recently
filed Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2003, and other reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE: All trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned
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SOURCE Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.bluecoat.com
CONTACT:
Tony Thompson of Blue Coat Systems, Inc.,
+1-408-220-2305, or tony.thompson@bluecoat.com; or Dara Sklar of
Schwartz Communications, +1-415-512-0770, or
dsklar@west.schwartz-pr.com, for Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
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