Any common edge router can be used with isheriff Web Security Service

Most every organization already utilizes an edge router for directing network traffic. The most commonly used routers, such as those from the following vendors, are easily configured to leverage isheriff  Web Security Service

• Cisco
• 3Com
• Juniper

Configuring your edge router to forward traffic to isheriff Web Security Service is a fast and simple way to expand your current security infrastructure with no additional hardware requirements.

Many companies seek to create a traditional perimeter defence by deploying a firewall or proxy at the edge of the network. As the web changes to serve content that requires considerably greater bandwidth, so do the demands of an organization's internal network routing infrastructure increase. As threats have evolved from more primitive attacks on the network itself to those targeting users and critical internal resources, traditional firewalls and proxies have struggled to keep up with the increased resource demand the rapidly evolving web places on them. As traffic has increased, so has the load on edge routers, to such a large extent QoS techniques and bandwidth shaping technology is struggling to keep up. This puts unnecessary strain on a device whose primary purpose if shifting packets around t he network in as swift a way as possible, with minimal latency. Configuring your router to forward web traffic to isheriff Web Security Service reduces its responsibility for bearing the additional inbound bandwidth load normally incurred using internal content scanning resources.

Routing your web traffic to isheriff Web Security Service has a number of benefits, such as:

• Receipt of anti-virus and anti-spyware scanned content at LAN speeds, reducing both risk and network latency

• Protection against blended threats, phishing attacks, botnets, malicious page content, and more

• Control usage of streaming media and social networking sites during work hours, preserving bandwidth and increasing productivity

• Prevent loss of sensitive or confidential data, which is commonly leaked through webmail, instant messaging, or blogs.

• Reduced load on routers, facilitated QoS, and reduced need for expensive bandwidth shaping technology

• Detailed real-time reporting, requiring no local database nor installation of reporting software.