The NETGEAR ProSecure device is an integrated hardware and software appliance for complete protection of a medium business' Web and email traffic. Modern Web 2.0 and cloud computing threats are mitigated through anti-malware, virus, phishing, spam, and spyware technologies.
     In 2007, security experts received approximately two million unique malware samples. By the end of 2008, that number is projected to surpass 15 million. Web-based threats are an exponentially growing problem, with new threat types and attack vectors continuously emerging. As a result, IT managers must develop comprehensive security measures which consider the wide array of threats.

     The ProSecure security appliances use a best-of-breed security architecture to protect business networks from viruses, worms, spyware, Trojans, root kits, key loggers, and other Internet-based threats - without impacting network productivity. All inbound and outbound content over HTTP, HTTPS (secure HTTP), and FTP is inspected for millions of known threats and unknown threats, proactively discovering and blocking threats to the network.

     The NETGEAR in-the-cloud Distributed Spam Analysis architecture continuously gathers data from more than 50 million sources from around the world. Using this information, it accurately assesses an Email's legitimacy in real-time by analyzing its distribution patterns, rather than its header information. Once an Email is classified as spam, the scanner assigns it a signature and immediately generates a corresponding pattern file - effectively stopping an outbreak before it becomes widespread.

     ProSecure appliances include firewall functionality that deploys an array of network security technologies such as stateful packet inspection (SPI), Intrusion prevention (IPS), and denial-of-service (DoS) protection to protect the network from threats such as hackers, port scans, DoS attacks, and TCP/UDP floods. The network intrusion prevention and detection system utilizes a rule-driven language, which combines the benefits of signature, protocol and anomaly based inspection methods, preventing hackers from penetrating the network perimeter.