Web 2.0 has dramatically changed Internet and email security, making it even more hazardous for businesses. Email viruses no longer represent the most common means of malware infection and a legitimate website can no longer be inherently trusted as safe. Organizations and users are faced with a multitude of Web 2.0 security threats:

• Blended email threats containing malicious links to compromised websites. Microsoft estimates that over 30% of computers have been infected with malware via this method.
• Botnets which convert your PC into a zombie and can be controlled by spammers for the purposes of distributing spam, more malware or launching Denial of Service attacks.
• Spyware (key loggers), Trojan download executables and Scareware (fake anti-virus programs) have largely replaced viruses.
• Drive-by vulnerability exploits such as Cross Site Scripting (XSS) which can enable a hacker to view your secure browsing sessions and gain online banking passwords and webmail account credentials.
• Social networking sites and webmail accounts are now a favourite target of spammers and hackers who like to be able to send spam and blended email threats from your legitimate accounts.
• Search engine poisoning enables hackers to pervert search results for popular search trends and promote malicious websites amongst the top results (also known as Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) manipulation).

Couple these threats with the more widely known issues of email viruses, spam and phishing and it is easy to see why many businesses are turning to the benefits of iSheriff Security as a Service.

iSheriff Web 2.0 Security

iSheriff SaaS protects your users and your network in a number of ways:

• Web content is scanned for threats in real-time using a complimentary combination of technologies. Patented dynamic modelling allows our malicious content anomaly detection engine to learn and grow with evolving threat techniques. This detects threats such as script exploits and unauthorized code activation.
• Anomaly detection is augmented with signature based malware detection and active behavioural analysis technology from Sophos Anti-Virus which is constantly updated to protect against the latest known threats.
• iSheriff anti-spam services block blended threat outbreaks using real-time threat analysis, known malicious URL detection and cross-over threat intelligence from our Web security services. This ensures that not only do your users not receive email in their inbox but dramatically reduces the chances of a malicious URL link reaching them via email as well.