Google Web Security for Enterprise Administration Guide - Manual (Page 6)

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Introduction
Chapter 1
Welcome to Web Security for Enterprise
The web security service is a managed service that provides protection from web-
based security threats such as malware, spyware, adware, phishing, and
browser-based viruses. Additionally, you can restrict access to “blacklisted” web
sites or objectionable URLs, and set individual or group policies according to your
corporate guidelines.
Web security automatically scans all web traffic (HTTP, FTP-over-HTTP), and
blocks viruses before they reach your network, including trojans, viruses, worms,
diallers, and malware.
The service provides real-time scanning with no delays to Internet access.
Updates to the service are immediate.
Features
The web security service includes the following features:
• Protection from web pages that deliver embedded viruses and worms.
• Blocking of phishing, spyware, and adware attacks from web pages.
• Ability to allow or disallow access to specific URLs. Prevents access to
inappropriate web content.
• Enforces web page access policies and provides usage reports to increase
employee productivity. Includes a full set of reporting by user, department, or
an entire organization.
• Ease of configuration within the Administration Console allows you to create
policies that suit your specific corporate and organizational needs. Enables
you to set policies based on URL categories, content MIME-type, and file
extensions, as well as time-of-day restrictions and bandwidth quotas.
• Ability to send customized messages to users when access is denied.