Mi5 Networks Named 2007 Industry Innovator
by SC Magazine
Mi5 Named Sole Innovator in Secure Web Gateway Category; Webgate Recognized For Botnet and Multi-Protocol Malware Detection Capabilities.
Sunnyvale, CA – December 18, 2007 – Mi5 Networks, the web security gateway company, today announced that SC Magazine, one of the world’s most respected security publications, named Webgate as a security industry innovator product for 2007. SC Labs, the testing arm of SC Magazine, selected Webgate as the most innovative Secure Web Gateway product, and singled out Webgate for its efficient management of bot infections. The complete profile of Webgate is published in the December issue of SC Magazine.
“With hidden malicious code in websites and many other forms of undetectable threats that can be invited into the network with a simple click of the mouse, the web is the new danger zone. So how do you defend the network from these threats?” said Peter Stephenson, Technology Editor for SC Magazine. “The Webgate from Mi5 Networks is our choice for the answer. This product is more than just a URL filter or gateway anti-virus engine. Webgate puts all traffic across multiple protocols under a microscope without sacrificing speed and reliability. This product will protect against the common bugs, but perhaps more important, it protects against bots as well.”
“Being named the sole industry innovator in our product category by SC Magazine is a tremendous honor for Mi5 Networks and powerful validation for our technology,” said Doug Camplejohn, founder and CEO of Mi5 Networks. “It is especially gratifying when a respected organization like SC Labs shares your vision that web security services need to converge in a single platform and that those platforms need to look across all protocols in order to stop agile new threats, like botnets.”
About Webgate
Mi5 Networks Webgate product line provides network-level interception and filtering of malicious URLs, active content, spyware, viruses and threats contained in user initiated web traffic. These high-speed appliances neutralize malware in web traffic, control web use, and detect/shutdown botnet activity inside an organization’s network.
About Mi5 Networks
Mi5 Networks Secure Web Gateways enable 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. Gartner Inc. positioned Mi5 Networks 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.
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About the Magic Quadrant:
Mi5 Networks Secure Web Gateways enable 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. Gartner Inc. positioned Mi5 Networks 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.
[1] Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007" by Peter Firstbrook, Lawrence Orans, and Arrabella Hallawell, June 4, 2007.
