Item: Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with McAfee Web Gateway

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

McAfee Web Gateway is used across our organization for web security. It enforces policies related to Internet access such as appropriate use, malware inspection and prevention of unwanted downloads.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Very flexible rule configuration for tiered access. With AD integration, easily allow Internet access based on groups.
SSL inspection of web content. URL categories can be exempted from inspection such as financial or health.
Customizable block pages. Allows you to place your policy statement on the block page as well as explanations for why a page is blocked.

Cons

Sometimes rule tracing is difficult to pinpoint errors.
HTML interface is in early stages. Both Java and HTML are available.

Return on Investment

An effective tool in enforcing Internet policies.
Adds a necessary layer of Internet security over and above UTM Firewall offerings.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance

Both had comparable feature sets with Web Gateway at lesser cost.

Other Software Used

SafeNet Authentication Service (SAS), FortiSwitch Secure Access Switches, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco ASA, McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, Trend Micro Deep Security, Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security

Likelihood to Recommend

Web Gateway is well suited for medium to large enterprises. It is very flexible and customizable, but along with this comes some complexity.

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Jorge Salas
commented a year ago
Skyhigh Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Purpose: Protects users from web-based threats, enforcing secure web access policies. Strengths: Excellent real-time threat detection and malware protection for web traffic. SSL inspection for encrypted traffic without compromising performance. Granular policy controls for web access and content filtering.