Cisco Web Anti-Virus McAfee Fixed SMS-1000
The Cisco Web Anti-Virus McAfee Fixed SMS-1000 provides essential web threat protection for your business network, ensuring a safer online environment.
- Threat Detection: Coverage for advanced malware, phishing, and malicious URL blocking.
- Subscription Service: Continuous updates and protection against emerging web-based threats.
- Network Security: Safeguards user access to the internet, preventing compromised sites.
- McAfee Integration: Leverages McAfee's threat intelligence for enhanced security efficacy.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This subscription service integrates Cisco's web security appliance capabilities with McAfee's advanced anti-virus and anti-malware engines. It offers a fixed-level of protection designed to identify and block a wide range of online threats before they reach your users and network.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this solution fits within existing network infrastructure to provide a critical layer of defense against web-borne attacks, ensuring business continuity and data integrity.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Blocks malware, phishing, and malicious websites.
- Subscription-Based: Ensures up-to-date protection with continuous threat intelligence feeds.
- McAfee Engine: Utilizes a leading security vendor's detection capabilities.
- Web Security Focus: Specifically targets threats originating from web browsing.
- Fixed Capacity: Designed for specific network traffic volumes or user counts.
This subscription offers essential web security for businesses seeking reliable protection without the complexity of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Solves
Enable teams to block malicious websites
Enable teams to prevent users from accessing known malicious websites, phishing sites, and sites hosting malware. This reduces the risk of infection and protects sensitive company data from being compromised through web browsing.
businesses with internet-facing users, organizations with BYOD policies, companies requiring content filtering, environments with remote workers, networks with limited dedicated security staff
Streamline malware detection in web traffic
Streamline the process of detecting and blocking malware embedded in web content or downloads. This automated scanning ensures that potentially harmful files are quarantined or blocked before they can execute on user devices.
companies handling sensitive customer data, organizations with strict compliance requirements, businesses with high volumes of external web traffic, networks with a mix of managed and unmanaged devices
Automate protection against emerging threats
Automate the defense against new and evolving web threats by subscribing to continuous updates from McAfee's threat intelligence network. This ensures your security posture remains current without manual intervention.
businesses operating in dynamic threat landscapes, organizations lacking dedicated threat research teams, companies needing consistent security posture, environments with frequent software updates
Key Features
McAfee Anti-Virus Engine
Leverages a leading security vendor's expertise to detect and block a broad spectrum of malware and viruses found on the web.
Web Threat Scanning
Inspects HTTP and HTTPS traffic to identify and neutralize threats before they reach end-user devices, preventing infections.
Subscription-Based Updates
Ensures continuous protection against the latest threats through regular updates to malware signatures and threat intelligence feeds.
Fixed Capacity Offering
Provides predictable performance and security for a defined level of web traffic or user base, simplifying capacity planning.
Cisco Web Security Appliance Integration
Combines robust web filtering and security gateway technology with advanced threat detection for comprehensive web protection.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making robust web threat protection essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA, necessitating strong defenses against cyber threats that could compromise patient privacy and system integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle confidential client information, making them prime targets for cyberattacks; effective web security is critical to prevent data breaches and maintain client trust.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses process significant amounts of customer data, including payment information, and need to protect against web-based attacks that could disrupt operations or lead to data theft.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary function of the Cisco WEB ANTI-VIRUS MCAFEE FIXED SMS-1000?
This service acts as a web security gateway, using McAfee's engines to scan web traffic for malware, phishing attempts, and malicious URLs, blocking threats before they reach your users.
Is this a hardware appliance or a cloud service?
This is a subscription service that enhances web security, often integrated with Cisco's web security appliance hardware or software. The 'Fixed SMS-1000' indicates a specific capacity or service level.
How does the subscription model benefit my business?
The subscription ensures you always have access to the latest threat intelligence and protection updates from McAfee, keeping your defenses current against evolving web threats without requiring manual software updates.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.