Cloud security provider Panda Security has unveiled the next generation of its cloud-based anti-malware services for SMBs. With these releases, Panda Security offers entirely cloud-based endpoint, email, and Web protection.
Emerging from beta testing last week were Panda Cloud Antivirus and Panda Cloud Protection. Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0 is a free thin-client anti-virus for consumers. It now features a lighter footpring on PC performance. Panda Cloud Protection is a fully hosted, managed security service for SMBs, which provides hands-off protection of endpoints and email.
Both security services leverage Panda’s proven Collective Intelligence cloud-scanning system, which guarantees both SMB and home users with the industry’s fastest protection against the newest and most dangerous malware.
Also announced this week was Panda Cloud Internet Protection (PCIP), a new cloud-based security service that protects small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) from Internet-borne threats, including Botnets, phishing, cross-site scripting, and other complex Web 2.0 attacks.
The new service delivers instantaneous, unobtrusive protection of any device, anywhere, anytime, and features powerful policy enforcement, data leak prevention, and extensive reporting capabilities.
“SMBs increasingly have widely-distributed workforces, with employees accessing the Web from home offices, at client sites, while traveling, or in coffee shops,” explains Rick Carlson, president of US operations for Panda Security. “The high vulnerability of these scattered Internet access points, coupled with highly-targeted cybercriminal methods, means that today’s businesses absolutely require an Internet security service that can be managed remotely and deliver instantaneous protection without getting in the way of business.”
PCIP’s unique Cloud Management Console enables in-house and partner administrators to adjust settings, filter URLs, and regulate use of risky Internet applications, regardless of the user’s device or location.
Panda Cloud Internet Protection also makes use of innovative dynamic content classification technologies to identify today’s fast-moving threats and integrates with LDAP/AD to ensure appropriate usage policies are applied. In addition, SMBs and their reseller partners will benefit from the service’s unique ability to redirect Internet traffic and malware analysis through the cloud, freeing network bandwidth for other applications.†
Key features and benefits of Panda Cloud Internet Protection include:
- Cloud Management Console for instant visibility into all Internet activity across the organization
- SaaS delivery that requires zero investment in on-premise software or hardware, and eliminates the need to track local upgrades and licenses.
- Ability to redirect Internet traffic and other high-bandwidth activities, such as malware analysis, through the cloud to free local network bandwidth.
- Collective Intelligence, Panda Security’s proprietary system for automatically collecting and processing millions of malware samples in the cloud instead of on the local PC.
- Consistent Web Policy Application and Flexible Administration
Controls - Data protection regulatory compliance that is assured through comprehensive leak detection, including through webmail, instant messaging, and file upload channels.
With the introduction of Panda Cloud Internet Protection, the company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering now covers all major infection vectors: Panda Cloud Office Protection protects endpoints and servers; Panda Cloud Email Protection protects email systems, and now PCIP addresses Web threats. All three solutions are fully compatible and may be purchased individually or as part of the Panda Cloud Protection integrated approach to SMB security.
Panda Cloud Internet Protection is available now through Panda authorized resellers and can be purchased either alone or as part of the Panda Cloud Protection suite. For more information and to download a free trial, go to Panda’s cloud protection Web page.
