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Defending against Inappropriate Content, Spyware, IM and P2P at the Perimeter

Because of the proliferation of Web-based threats, you can no longer rely on basic firewalls as you sole network protection. Most firewall rules are based on the IP address and network port but they don't inspect the actual network traffic content.

One effective defense to employee attacks is to deploy a content-aware, perimeter-based network security device that inspects and blocks Web requests based on URL destination.

Learn about:

* A new surge of blended threats such as social engineering and phishing, visiting fringe sites, and peer-to-peer and instant messaging
* Stopping inappropriate and costly web surfing
* Managing threats with more than a firewall Filtering the Spectrum of Internet Threats: Defending against Inappropriate Content, Spyware, IM and P2P at the Perimeter: A White Paper by St. Bernard Software

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