Purewire At-a-Glance

Purewire™ secures business and social interactions on the Web, keeping the Web a place where users can be productive and safe. Purewire is the only vendor that addresses the complete Web security threat landscape, providing unique algorithms and scalable services to protect users from malicious people, places and things on the Web™. Purewire’s massively scalable, multi-tenant service infrastructure ensures end users notice no delay when accessing the Web, while at the same time providing the highest level of security in the industry.

To address the exponential spread of malicious people, places and things on the Web and make the Web a safer and more productive environment for corporate and casual end users.

As dynamic rich media and user-generated content enhance the user experience on the Internet, the dangerous threats facing the enterprise network are becoming equally robust. The Web is the new threat vector of choice for hackers and cybercriminals to distribute malware and perpetrate identity theft, financial fraud and corporate espionage. This problem can be organized into three categories: Malicious People, Places and Things on the Web. Dangerous people running scams and stealing identities; dangerous places appearing at the rate of one new domain each second; and dangerous things like malicious links embedded in otherwise safe, well-known Web sites. Traditional URL filtering databases and signature-based malware detection can’t keep up with the pace. Ultimately, the gaps in today’s enterprise security leave organizations vulnerable to compromise, which can be costly to fix. The constantly evolving threats demand a new approach to security, including comprehensive protection for every Web connection into or out of the enterprise. Purewire’s comprehensive approach is unique in the industry and critical in today’s dynamic Web environment when more users are engaging in communication, collaboration and commerce online – from the corporate network.

The Purewire Web Security Service integrates sophisticated technology and analysis to bring the highest levels of security, performance and control to Web users in the office or on the go—and trust back to the Web. The service is deployed as a SaaS-based secure Web gateway that sits between a company’s network and the Internet to protect the company’s users as they conduct business-critical activities on the Web. Purewire inspects outbound Web traffic for safety and compliance, and analyzes response traffic for malicious programs and untrustworthy users. Administrators manage and monitor the Purewire service using an intuitive Web-based interface that provides a blend of enterprise-ready and usability features such as directory integration for group- or individual- based policies, pre-defined security policies, and a wealth of security, compliance and usage reports.

Purewire’s customers include both large and small enterprises—including several Fortune 1000 companies— looking to increase the security, performance and control over their Internet usage.

Purewire has received a landslide of industry and product recognition. Most recently, Purewire has been named a Gartner “Cool Vendor”; a Top 10 Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference; one of Network World’s Top 10 IT Security Companies to Watch; DEMO 2009 DEMOgod; SC Magazine’s Finalist for Rookie Security Company of the Year; Information Week’s Startup of the Week; eWEEK’s Top 10 Security Stories of 2008; VentureBeat’s Top 5 Best of DEMO; eWEEK Lab’s Top 10 Best Products at DEMO; TechRadar’s Top 10 Best of DEMO Day 2; Tech Journal South’s Tech50; 2009 Best Security Start Up from Info Security Products Guide; and the Technology Association of Georgia’s Top 10 Innovator and Top 40 Most Innovative Companies. For a complete listing of honors and accolades, please visit http://www.purewire.com/awards.php.