Symantec Web Gateway

Symantec Web Gateway protects organizations against multiple types of Web-borne malware, prevents data loss over Web and gives organizations the flexibility of deploying it as either a virtual appliance or on physical hardware. Powered by Insight, Symantec’s innovative reputation technology, Web Gateway relies on a global network of over 175 million of users to identify new threats before they cause disruption in organizations.



Powered by Symantec Insight providing proactive protection against new, targeted, or mutating threats
  • Detects threats as they are created
  • Uses context to reduce false positives and cut management overhead
  • Powered by the collective wisdom of over 175 million systems
Integration with Symantec Data Loss Prevention Network Prevent for Web allows for a robust Web and Data Loss prevention solution from a single vendor
  • Stops sensitive data from leaving the corporate network via the Web
  • Reduces risk of data loss by automatically enforcing your organizations security policies
  • Changes your users’ behavior through real-time education on policies with notifications of policy violations
Virtual appliance deployment option
  • Customers can now deploy Web Gateway as a physical appliance, virtual appliance, or a combination of both
Proxy and caching capability meets the needs of customers who:
  • Require proxy in network topology
  • Require an HTTP Cache for bandwidth savings
  • Want to decrypt SSL and/or integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention