Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway delivers enterprise-class network Security as a Service for SMBs and MSSPs
SaaS delivered Secure Internet Gateway reduces costs and delivers advanced protection with fast inspection of encrypted
traffic at scale for all users.
October 1, 2019 - Avast (LSE:AVST), a leader in digital security products for business and consumers, today announced the launch of
Avast Business Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) to its channel partners. The cloud-based solution offers a global network
of always-on security gateways designed to eliminate the many gaps in protection caused by legacy systems, on-premise
security hardware, and Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances.
Avast Business SIG replaces traditional security appliances by delivering powerful, cloud-based protection capabilities
as a simple-to-consume subscription service, breaking new ground in delivering enterprise-class security to SMBs. Now,
those same network security services such as in-line inspection of all web and internet traffic, firewall, and
sandboxing capabilities with full SSL/TLS inspection can be administered quickly and easily through a simple management
platform by SMBs or their supporting managed security service provider (MSSP).
“As small to midsize businesses move to the cloud, legacy on-premise security appliances are increasingly obsolete,”
said Chad Strader, Founder and CEO of Kappa Computer Systems. “Avast Business has a cloud-first security offering for
MSSPs that delivers enterprise-class protection via a simple-to-manage cloud platform. Avast Business Secure Internet
Gateway makes it easy for us to set up remote offices for our customers and ensure their workers can safely connect to
company networks and work securely from any location.”
Full Threat Protection
Avast Business SIG delivers full threat protection from malicious web content, advanced threats, phishing, malicious
URLs, botnets, and more. Powered by one of the world’s largest threat intelligence networks, Avast Business SIG is a
network security solution that can perform high-speed analysis of all internet traffic including hard-to-inspect
encrypted traffic (SSL/TLS). Additionally, Avast Business SIG can block packets that cannot be decrypted and further
inspect them in a secure sandbox.
Flexibility and ease of management
The solution is delivered through a single security platform where all security rules, content filters, policies, and
configurations can be managed from a single view. No additional management platforms need to be installed or licensed
regardless of the number of locations or users.
With a mobile, global workforce in mind, SIG provides complete protection for all users wherever they are, with
always-on cloud-based internet security. Best of all, there is no hardware required, so SMBs and MSSPs can focus on
their business, not on managing security appliances.
Greater control
Avast SIG gives businesses granular control over what their employees can access, allowing them to monitor and control
access to content and cloud applications by location, user, group, and time. The solution also allows businesses to put
limitations on unsanctioned devices or applications running on the network. This even extends to file type control and
granular outbound rules that control access across applications, ports, protocols, network services, and IP addresses.
These features are underpinned with in-line antivirus, anti-spyware and anti-malware security, using signatures from
over 60 threat intelligence sources, processes more than 65 billion transactions per day, and pushes out 125,000 updates
daily to over 127 data centers.
Delivered through the Avast Business CloudCare platform, there’s no expensive hardware to buy, deploy, or manage. The
cloud-based nature of the solution means businesses can easily scale capacity requirements without additional hardware
or bandwidth limitations. When expanding to new offices, simply create a new location, assign rules, direct the traffic,
and the network remains secure. Even with a large remote or mobile workforce, you can simply install an app compatible
with all operating systems.
Vita Santrucek, General Manager, Avast Business, said: “We believe this is the first time that small and midsize
businesses have ever had access to an enterprise-grade security network that fits their budget. It solves a real need in
the marketplace to deliver a service that MSPs and MSSPs can offer without the headaches and extensive security
limitations of on-premise appliances.”
About Avast Business:
Avast Business, www.avast.com/business, part of Avast (LSE:AVST), a global leader in cybersecurity products with over 400 million users, provides
enterprise-grade endpoint and network security solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and IT service
providers. The Avast Business security portfolio makes it easy and affordable to secure, manage, and monitor complex
networks. The result is superior protection that businesses can count on. Backed by Avast’s immense threat detection
network, which is among the largest and most advanced in the world, Avast Business uses machine learning and artificial
intelligence technologies to detect and stop threats in real time. For more information about our managed services and
cybersecurity solutions, visit www.avast.com/business.
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