McAfee White Paper Sample

The aging web and messaging security solutions that most enterprises currently have in place are simply not providing the protection that’s needed in today’s dynamic environment. To both enable Web 2.0 use and address Web 2.0 threats effectively, companies need to build on traditional security protocols with a new generation of multi-layered security that includes both inbound and outbound protection, reputation-based filtering, and multi-function security appliances at the network gateway. A new Forrester Consulting study titled Next-Generation Secure Web Gateway Trends and Requirements finds that while use of Web 2.0 is enabling business and growing, a majority of organizations continue to lose the battle against the non-relenting Web 2.0 threats—losing in terms of infections, data loss, and costs to the business.1 Compared to a similar study conducted in 20072, the new research shows rapid adoption of Web 2.0 technologies, associated malware threats and an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce are driving requirements for next generation web security gateways.

Drawing on customer experience; data gathered from McAfee’s global web and messaging reputation system, TrustedSource technology; and the findings of Forrester Consulting and other third-party sources, we’ll outline in this paper the new Web 2.0 threats and explain why most security solutions in place today can’t adequately protect against these threats. We’ll then propose a set of Seven Design Requirements for Web 2.0 Threat Prevention, and give an overview of McAfee product and technology offerings that address these requirements.