| ious threats that are experienced by the network | | | | How does the service gateway work? |
| During the present day world situation the use of | | | | The security gateway comprises of a layered system |
| some of the traditional enterprise security like that of | | | | of defense. And this includes security of web |
| antivirus software and firewalls for desktop is of no | | | | application-level. So this security protector can help in |
| use. Most of the businesses employ service gateways | | | | averting attacks by any type of malware. The various |
| with proper service protector. | | | | kinds of malwares from which service gateway can |
| With the passage of time there are more and more | | | | offer protection include botnets, viruses, keystroke |
| threats posed to the sophisticated malware. At the | | | | loggers, encrypted content and many more. |
| same time with an increased mobility of the workers | | | | Through the use of the technology of service |
| the enterprise is much more susceptible to any kind of | | | | gateway the user would be able to block any kind of |
| online attack than it was ever before. So if there is | | | | threats. It is according to the requirements of the |
| any unsecured laptop present then it can lead to loss | | | | business that web content is filtered by the service |
| and corruption of the data from the entire | | | | gateway. |
| infrastructure. In such a situation the service gateway | | | | The service gateway also works quiet efficiently in |
| protectors play an important role to stop the attack of | | | | analyzing the activity of the user. So this would help in |
| such viruses and malwares of sophisticated nature. | | | | blocking out the phishing activity and the spam. The |
| Consequently this would help in offering network | | | | internal sources can be made secure through the use |
| security to the users. | | | | of service gateway. This is the reason for which any |
| It was in the year 2008, more schemes of malware | | | | kind of intentional loss of the data and accidental |
| have been identified compared to that was found | | | | stoppage of the data can be easily controlled. |
| during the last ten years time. During the year 2009 the | | | | The users are also provided necessary protection by |
| phishing attack increased by a percentage of 585. | | | | the service gateway in whichever place they are, |
| Identification has been made that about 90% of | | | | without the much needed downloads. There can be |
| threats that were posed to the web comes from | | | | chances of Distributed denial-of-service attack or as it |
| those websites that are trusted by all. It is said that the | | | | is better known as DDoS attack in the network. It is an |
| malware in these trusted websites are set in through | | | | effort for making the resources of the computer to be |
| such links that are static or dynamic. Therefore it is | | | | made unavailable to those users who are intended to |
| very important to use some sophisticated service | | | | use it. Necessary DDoS protection and bandwidth |
| gateway for securing the network. | | | | management is thus offered by service gateway. |