SurfControl speeds delivery of threat info
Security vendor SurfControl is using Akamai’s content delivery network to distribute updates
By
Cara Garretson, Network World
January 17, 2007 12:31 PM ET
SurfControl on Tuesday announced plans to boost delivery of its Internet security threat lists by making them available on Akamai’s network of 20,000 servers.
SurfControl customers who subscribe to the security company’s list of Internet threats – such as e-mail addresses that send
spam or Web sites that download malicious code on visitors’ PCs – will be able to download these lists from the closest Akamai
server, rather than having to rely on a central location, according to SurfControl officials. The sooner customers get this
information and update their SurfControl products with it, the more protection they will receive from the threats, the vendor
says.
Akamai’s Electronic Software Delivery product will let SurfControl deliver to its customers more frequent updates that will
arrive as much as 300% faster than before, officials say. By leveraging Akamai’s content-distribution and -acceleration system,
SurfControl also will have more capacity to accommodate its growing customer base as well as surges in online traffic, they
say.
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SurfControl on Tuesday announced plans to boost delivery of its Internet security threat lists by making them available on Akamai’s network of 20,000 servers.
SurfControl customers who subscribe to the security company’s list of Internet threats – such as e-mail addresses that send
spam or Web sites that download malicious code on visitors’ PCs – will be able to download these lists from the closest Akamai
server, rather than having to rely on a central location, according to SurfControl officials. The sooner customers get this
information and update their SurfControl products with it, the more protection they will receive from the threats, the vendor
says.
Akamai’s Electronic Software Delivery product will let SurfControl deliver to its customers more frequent updates that will
arrive as much as 300% faster than before, officials say. By leveraging Akamai’s content-distribution and -acceleration system,
SurfControl also will have more capacity to accommodate its growing customer base as well as surges in online traffic, they
say.
SurfControl makes Web, e-mail, and endpoint security products available as managed services, appliances or software.
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