The Web has now overtaken e-mail as the new security battle front of malware infections. A random check of 10 websites revealed that they were loaded with malicious payloads. What is worse is that 75% of enterprises can be infected by malware which avoids detection by traditional defenses.

Single platforms that consolidate Web security without slowing down network resources can address provide this security. These are called Secured Web Gateways. It combines URL filtering, application control and Web malware protection. Like visionary leaders of the secure e-mail gateway market, leaders of the secure Web gateway also started with a blank sheet of paper. As a result, they were able to build high-performance engines and their own special ingredient that go beyond what legacy URL filtering can achieve.