Secure Computing’s Secure Web engine tops AV Test Labs independent anti-malware study
Secure Web bests 27 other malware solutions by detecting 97 per cent of samples with the best response time
Secure Computing Corp. (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading enterprise gateway security company, has announced that its Secure Web Anti-Malware engine topped an independent comparative study on anti-malware solutions from 28 vendors conducted by AV Test Labs. Secure Web detected 97 per cent of the samples with the best response time, and achieved a near-perfect overall score.
The research, published by AV Test Labs (www.av-test.org) in June 2008, tested and scored vendors on proactive detection and response time for the samples that made it onto the Wildlist in the first quarter of 2008. This is the seventh consecutive time that Secure Web, formerly known as Webwasher®, has achieved a top position in an AV Test Labs study; thus demonstrating that while threats continue to change and evolve, Secure Computing has been consistent in its unsurpassed protection methods.
“The web poses various rapidly-evolving threats that can inflict damage to emerging internet-intensive regions such as the Middle East. The Arab World must focus on investing in the best technologies to combat cyber crime; Secure Computing’s award-winning portfolio of gateway security products, which includes the recently-honoured Secure Web solution, are prime options for protection in today’s uncertain web environments,” said Nimer Ghazal, Regional Sales Manager, Secure Computing.
Secure Computing’s Secure Web is the industry’s first and only reputation-based Web gateway security solution that protects enterprises from spyware, phishing, malware, data leakage and Internet misuse, while ensuring policy enforcement, regulatory compliance and a productive application environment. Secure Web employs the most sophisticated behavioral- and signature-based techniques for stopping malware, as well as patented content analysis software for stopping data leakage. The solution takes a new and radically different approach to Internet Security, employing Secure Computing’s global reputation-based system and methodology, TrustedSource™. This assigns a reputation to message senders and Web URLs, domains and IP addresses in real-time, providing highly proactive, immediate protection.
Andreas Marx, Managing Director, AV Test Labs, explained: “Proactive detection is a much-discussed topic today, but the reality is that even for the reduced set of malware that makes it to the Wildlist, the response time of most antivirus solutions is in the range of hours or even days. AV Test Labs continuously monitors the threat detection capabilities of leading vendors in the market, and proactive protection is a must for responsible enterprises.”
“AV Test Labs in Germany is one of the most credible and discerning testing houses in the industry, and to again achieve such a near-perfect score validates our commitment to providing best-of-breed gateway security solutions. Today’s evolving and morphing threats require accurate and real-time protection, and Secure Computing’s Secure Web has once again proven to be the best for protecting against new emerging threats,” concluded Ken Rutsky, Product Marketing VP, Secure Computing.
