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Mi5 Networks Webgate Earns World Class Award for Best Anti-Malware Gateway from Network Testing Labs
Single Webgate Appliance Bests Combination of Blue Coat Proxy SG and AV Devices for Accuracy, Performance, and Ease of Use
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2007 – Mi5 Networks, the web security gateway company, today announced that its Webgate 009 has earned a World Class Award for Best Anti-Malware Gateway Device from Network Testing Labs. In comparative tests against a combination of Blue Coat Proxy SG8000 and AV2000 appliances, Webgate delivered superior accuracy in detecting web malware and up to 8 times the performance. In addition, Webgate provides infection detection, automated spyware removal, and botnet protection capabilities not available from any other vendor. A complete copy of the report is available at www.mi5networks.com/products/literature.htm.
According to Barry Nance of Network Testing Labs, “Webgate 009 is a superior gateway-architecture security solution for thwarting web malware. It’s more accurate, easier to use and more scalable than the SG8000/AV2000 combination of devices. Webgate offers better reports, is better-designed and – the icing on the cake – costs less. We recommend you look closely at MI5’s family of Webgate appliances.”
Broadest Protection, Lowest Latency, Easiest to Use
Since the Blue Coat Proxy SG8000 unit only filters Web traffic for malware URLs and IP addresses, a second device, the companion AV2000 unit, is required to subject Web traffic executable files to deep analysis in order to detect malware. Below is a report card summary of the testing results comparing the performance of Webgate against the two Blue Coat appliances.
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Category and weight (%)
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MI5 Webgate
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Blue Coat Systems
Proxy SG8000 & AV2000
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Identifying and thwarting malware (40%)
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A
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B –
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Performance (20%)
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A
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C
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Ease of Use (10%)
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A
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B
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Reports (10%)
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A
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B
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Deployment (10%)
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A
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B
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Documentation (10%)
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A
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A –
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Overall score
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A
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B –
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Throughput
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1 Gbps
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124 Mbps
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URL inspection latency
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< 2 ms*
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28 ms
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Malware inspection latency
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< 10 ms*
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70 to 115 ms
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URL detection accuracy
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97%
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91%
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Malware detection accuracy
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99%
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92%**
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“Network Testing Labs confirms what we have known all along, proxy-based products are no match for the performance of the proprietary S2 streaming architecture that we have developed in Webgate,” said Doug Camplejohn, founder and CEO of Mi5 Networks. “These test results demonstrate that Webgate provides superior protection against web threats, including botnets, without introducing noticeable latency. As enterprises search for ways to consolidate the number of web security devices in their network, Webgate has the horsepower to support its current as well as future security processing capabilities.”
About Mi5 Networks
Mi5 Networks enables organizations to defend their web perimeter, and eliminate lost employee productivity, PC clean-up costs, and data theft associated with undetected malware. The company’s Webgate security appliances protect organizations against web-based threats, including malicious URLs, spyware, crimeware, botnets and viruses, while providing control over web use. Mi5 Networks was positioned by Gartner Inc. in the visionaries quadrant of the Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant report for 2007.[1] Mi5 Networks is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information visit: www.mi5networks.com.
About Network Testing Labs
Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research and product evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of types of computers and virtually every kind of network device in an ever-changing variety of ways. Its authors are networking experts who write clearly and plainly about complex technologies and products. Network Testing Labs' experts have written hardware and software product reviews, state-of-the-art analyses, feature articles, in-depth technology workshops, cover stories, buyer’s guides and in-depth technology outlooks. Our experts have spoken on a number of topics at Comdex, PC Expo and other venues. In addition, they've created industry standard network benchmark software, database benchmark software and network diagnostic utilities.
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About the Magic Quadrant:
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted June 4, 2007 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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