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Features-and-Benefits

Clearswift ApplianceClearswift Web Appliance allows you to exploit collaborative web technologies to grow your business, while reducing cost and mitigating risk.

Anti-malware, anti-spyware and URL filtering deals with the standard web threats, while our unique content-aware policy engine polices all browser traffic to free the exchange of information no matter which collaborative Web 2.0, web mail or social media site people use in the workplace.

Clearswift Web Appliance is purpose-designed to transform the web from a high-risk environment to one where its safe to communicate, collaborate and conduct business freely:-


  • Define and enforce dynamic acceptable internet usage policies.
  • Prevent loss of sensitive information.
  • Manage profanity or harassment leaking out via the web.
  • Prevent brand damage.
  • Maintain productivity.
See the NEW and improved user interface HERE.

Feature Benefit
Policy
Default policy Out of the box policies provide immediate protection from web usage threats.
Centralized control Auto-updating of policies to multiple Clearswift appliances for consistency and time saving.
Customizable block pages and overrides Block page messages may be customized and users allowed to override policy while still safeguarding your organization.
Acceptable usage page Reinforces that web usage is monitored and subject to policy.
Time-based access Set the times of day users can or cannot visit specific website categories.
Time quotas for users Define total time a user may browse websites categories each day.
Customizable progress pages Personalized interaction with users when they are downloading.
Flexible policies
Define advanced policies to control all aspects of web usage.
Hygiene
Bi-directional malware scanning Stops known and unknown malware infection.
Spyware and call-home detection Blocks spyware, adware, keyloggers and botnet call-homes.
URL filtering Control over websites by category.
Web data decomposition Automated blocking of unrecognized files for protection from day-zero attacks.
Content inspection
HTTPS scanning and port configuration Full policy control over HTTPS/SSL encrypted traffic.
Dynamic URL classification Real time inspection of web content to detect and block inappropriate language or malicious content in permitted URL categories.
True binary file-type controls Accurate identification of web data and blocking of unrecognized file types.
Content inspection and lexical analysis Policy control over all web content.

Regular lexical expressions 		Built-in and custom detection of common business terms including payment card industry (PCI), personally identifiable information (PII) and compliance terms.

Managed lists 		Auto-updating managed lists for multi-language profanity and editable compliance dictionaries (Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Securities and Equities Commission (SEC), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)).
Management and reporting
Hundreds of pre-defined reports Easy to modify, run and share reports with interactive drilldowns.
Active directory (AD) and LDAP integration
User based policy controls for flexible policy enforcement.
Auto-updating security Maintains web security levels while reducing administration time.
Hardened Linux operating system (OS) Penetration tested, no patching OS designed for security.
Interactive drill down reports Saves time, cost and the generation of unnecessary reports.
Multi-appliance reporting Consolidated view of user activity for easier analysis and sharing of security and management data.
Scheduled and customized reporting Allows you to create once, run and distribute as scheduled.
Scheduled spyware reporting Control of spyware and identification of user devices for remediation.
SNMP,SMTP and SMS Alerting  Allows lights-out datacenter deployment.
Web threat tests Easy checking of web policy changes against web security.
Intuitive graphical user interface to manage policy Logical and intuitive layout allows easier administration and usage.
Back-up and restore Scheduled and immediate back-ups of policy, data and logs for auditing purposes, with full or partial restoration.
Deployment
Dell hardened appliance Default pre-built and tested Linux security platform up and running in under an hour.
Soft appliance  Allows you to choose hardware platform of choice 
VMware ESX/ESXi Enables security and server consolidation in a choice of virtualization environments; ideal for both production and disaster recovery deployments. Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization supported for evaluation only.

Technical-specification

Dell hardware
Chassis Size Processor Disks Memory Raid Power supply User count
R200 1U 1x Celeron 430 80Gb SATA 1Gb No 1 <200
R200 1U 1x Quad Core X3220 160Gb SATA 1Gb No 1 200-500
PE1950 1U 2x Quad core E5405 3x 146Gb SAS 2Gb Yes, RAID 5 2 500+

 

Clearswift Web Appliance
Models
CSW 50 to 500 users, Dell hardware with next business day support
ENW 500 to 3,000 users per appliance, Dell hardware with four hour business day support
VW 50+ users, for customers’ own hardware - IBM, HP and others, or VMware ESX / ESXi
Scalability
All Models Up to nine web appliances linked into one common ‘peer’ group
N+1 resilience and scalability By peering an additional support appliance 
Deployment
Getting Started Guide 7-Step deployment guide, typical deployment in less than 45 minutes
Evaluation Guide Step by step guide for evaluation of key Clearswift Web Appliance features
Key components
Operating system (OS) Penetration tested, hardened Clearswift Linux
User interface (UI) Web-based UI offering intuitive  roles-based management
MIMEsweeper™ Clearswift’s content aware filtering and policy management, reporting, logging and auditing engine with full lexical scanning and lexical expression building
URL filter Comprehensive 40 category URL filter from the world's leading URL filtering vendor
Kaspersky anti-virus Award-winning anti-virus and malware engine consistently independently verified as one of the leading solutions
Anti-spyware Based on Sunbelt Software’s award winning CounterSpy anti-spyware solution

Resources

what-people-are-saying

  • Rob Grandcourt
    Information Technology Security Analyst, Sunshine Coast Regional Council

    We also chose to use the Mimesweeper Web Appliance, rather than other products previously in use at our sites. A simple interface and easy configuration, increased speed and better malware protection, plus the "easy for management to ratify" concept of categories in the URL Filter allow effective policy enforcement. IT staff acceptance of the product has been very good. Both the Web and Email products are helping us build and maintain the high quality and agile IT infrastructure demanded by our business as it becomes one of Australia's largest and best Local Governments.

    10/10

  • Udo Manzke
    IT Administrator, GEK

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    9/10

  • Stefan Lucke
    IT Administrator, Volksbank Bonn Rhein-Sieg eG

    MIMEsweeper runs trouble-free.

    9/10

  • Thorsten Kujath
    System Administrator, Unfallkasse des Bundes

    We chose MIMEsweeper because it is easy to handle, clearsly structured and because we can configure very specific filter mechanisms.

    9/10

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training-and-support

Clearswift Web Appliance Support

Support is included with every Clearswift appliance purchase to maintain your solutions at peak efficiency and provide immediate access to new upgrades or patches.

  • Talk to trained engineers
  • Get instant access to technical data through Knowledge Base
  • Download upgrades and patches automatically
  • Receive malware updates automatically
  • Be alerted on critical issues
  • Keep up to date with RSS feeds

Clearswift Web Appliance Training

Learn how to get the most out of your Clearswift Web Appliance in 1 day. You will understand the how to deploy your appliance and manage policies to establish a productive web environment.

This course will prepare you for the Clearswift Web Appliance Certified Clearswift Engineer exam.

Find the most suitable course here.

product-comparison

Clearswift Bluecoat Websense Ironport Barracuda Mcafee Sophos
AV yes yes no yes yes yes yes
Secondary Anti-spyware yes no no no no yes no
Reputation filtering no  no no yes no no no
URL filtering yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Premium security group (malware) no  no yes no no yes no
File detection yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Embedded file detection yes no no no no yes no
Text analysis Web page yes yes yes yes yes yes no
Text analysis Document yes no no no no yes no
Text analysis embedded Document yes no no no no yes no
NTLM authentication yes yes no yes yes yes yes
Kerberos Authentication yes yes no no yes yes No
Basic Authentication yes yes no yes yes yes No
HTTPS decryption yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Reporting included as standard yes no yes yes yes no yes
Platforms hw/vm/sw hw hw/sw hw hw hw hw

The information set out above is based on brief comparisons of the products listed.  In some cases the listed functionality may be available at a different specification level, price point or by the additional use of third party products or workarounds.  If you believe any content is inaccurate please let us know by e-mail.