ScanSafe Wins SC Magazine’s "Best Content Security" Award for Third Consecutive Year

ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS Web Security, today announced that for the third year in the row it has received the SC Magazine Europe 2009 award for ‘Best Content Security’, beating out finalists including IBM and McAfee. It was also awarded Highly Commended in the Innovation category for its Anywhere+ solution.

The ‘Best Content Security Solution’ award recognises services that help companies monitor Web and email usage policies and protect their networks and staff from undesirable Web content or email. ScanSafe was presented with the award at the SC Magazine Awards gala dinner on Tuesday 28 April, 2009 at the Hurlingham Club in London.

“We are honored to be recognised as ‘Best Content Security’ solution by SC Magazine for the third consecutive year,” said Eldar Tuvey, Chief Executive Officer, ScanSafe. “As the award is judged by CSOs and IT security professionals, this further validates the effectiveness of our solution and the growing appeal of SaaS Web security in the enterprise space.”

ScanSafe’s suite of services includes Web Malware Scanning, Web Filtering, IM Control and Anywhere+. These unique services deliver complete security and control over Web and IM by scanning traffic in real-time and blocking malware and unwanted content before it reaches the corporate network.

In addition, ScanSafe provides businesses with easy-to-use tools to create, enforce and monitor Web and IM use and protect their networks from unwanted content. As a SaaS service, ScanSafe’s solutions require no hardware, no upfront capital costs and no maintenance. As a result, customers typically experience a 30 to 40 percent savings over hardware solutions.

All of ScanSafe’s solutions are powered by Outbreak Intelligence™, a unique, multi-layered combination of threat detection technology that includes leading third party anti-virus engines and proprietary heuristics. Unlike other solutions which rely on URL databases to identify malicious sites, ScanSafe scans all Web requests in real time, so customers receive comprehensive protection from all threats, including threats that appear before an anti-virus signature is available.