Web Traffic Assessment
Do you have an Internet Usage Policy?
Are you concerned that unmanaged Internet access may reduce the productivity of some employees or expose your organisation to legal liabilities?
Are you confident that all web material accessed through your network has been scanned for the presence of malicious code?
Do you have control over the use of Instant Messaging services within your network?
Sharppoint's Web Traffic Assessment service identifies security threats introduced through usage of the Internet.This service provides a detailed report of your Internet usage and highlights issues of web content accessed, user productivity, legal liability, security vulnerabilities and network risks.
Within a week, you can review your organisation's use of the Internet and identify any security threats introduced, such as:
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Web-based applications that evade common perimeter defences (such as firewalls)
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User activities that provide an open door to external threats or potentially compromise the confidentiality of company information
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Web content that poses a legal liability to your company
The service provides a realistic view of ALL web traffic. You have a baseline to understand risks and what needs monitoring and further control. You learn about user activities with web-based applications, file transfers, the presence of spyware and the use of rogue applications.
Why Perform an Assessment?
Inappropriate content may present legal liabilities to your company. Furthermore, many websites offer a home to viruses and worms seeking the path of least resistance into your network. Employee usage of web-mail services such as Hotmail, Yahoo or MSN (that run outside your protected mail server), create further vulnerabilities.
Instant Messaging (IM) provides more than just text dialogue. Using commonly available IM services, such as AOL, Microsoft or Yahoo, employees can transfer files without being detected by existing e-mail security products. The uncontrolled use of IM presents a threat to the internal security of every network.
All Internet content that employees read, send and receive carries a risk. P2P file sharing is unique in that it has little to no business value as users transfer music and video files (often copyrighted). Imported files often carry viruses and because the P2P process is port agile, common defences like firewalls do not stop its use.