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05.08.08
Google Launches Web Security For Enterprise
 By
Doug Caverly
Employees can't work well when their computers are infected with various sorts of malware. Employees won't work well when they're looking at naked people or other not-really-work-related content. And so the new Google Web Security for Enterprise service aims to fix both issues.
Web virus and spyware protection comes standard. As for Web filtering, there are over 50 categories that the service can either block or not according to administrators' wishes. It's good, if not exactly groundbreaking, stuff.
Where Google aims to get ahead is in terms of protection for roaming or remote users; people on trips or working from home shouldn't be any less safe (or more off-task) than other employees.
 Google Web Security For Enterprise
On the Official Google Enterprise Blog, Tim Johnson writes, "Protecting off-network users used to require them to connect via a VPN when they were out of the office - often with mixed results. With this new feature, all off-network users' web traffic is automatically directed to scanning infrastructure to enforce your policies and protect their computers, requiring no action on the part of individuals. It's easy to deploy and users can't tamper with it, ensuring your security and appropriate use policies are always in place."
Google Web Security for Enterprise is powered by Postini, and should be available throughout North America and Europe right now.
About
the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for WebProNews. Visit WebProNews for the latest eBusiness news.
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