Combining dynamic threat management capabilities with precise control over Internet usage in an affordable, appliance-based solution, CSM enhances network security, improves employee productivity, and mitigates legal liabilities.

Built on SonicWALL’s high-performance deep packet inspection architecture, CSM provides businesses, schools, libraries and government agencies with a powerful tool to block viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, keyloggers, phishing and malicious mobile code (MMC) before they can infect the network. At the same time, CSM includes granular controls that enable network administrators to manage access to Web sites containing inappropriate, unproductive and potentially illegal Web content such as pornography, shopping and gambling.

Features and Benefits

Complete Protection

• Real-time gateway anti-virus, anti-spyware and intrusion prevention scanning over a multitude of widely-used protocols and ports and delivers complete protection by eliminating viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and other Internet threats at the gateway before they can infect the network.

Granular, Policy-Based Controls

• Comprehensive content filtering provides granular, policy-based controls to manage access to inappropriate, unproductive and potentially illegal Web content.

IM, P2P & Multimedia Controls

• Instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P) and multimedia controls improve network performance, enhance security and protect against legal liabilities.

Seamless Integration With Any Network

• Seamless integration behind any network firewall enables organisations to leverage the existing network infrastructure without the need to purchase additional hardware. Granular policy control via single sign-on streamlines user authentication and the management of access to network resources and online content.

Web-Based Reporting

• Powerful Web-based reporting provides greater insight into network usage through custom reports that can be viewed in multiple formats.

High Availability

• High availability ensures the network is always protected and productivity remains uninterrupted by automatically failing over to a secondary CSM should the primary unit fail.

Signature & Ratings Databases

• Dynamically updated signature and ratings databases ensure vulnerabilities are blocked before they can be exploited.

Automated Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware

• Automated anti-virus and anti-spyware client enforcement verifies that every computer accessing the network has the most recent version of anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed and active, eliminating the costs commonly associated with desktop anti-virus and anti-spyware policy management.