ScanSafe Threat Spy

Dangerous Web threat is one of the actual issues tech users are concerned about. In response to this threat ScanSafe that is the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Web security, launched Threat Spy. It is the first virtual map that shows the increasingly dangerous Web threat landscape.

According to the SOURCEWIRE, “Threat Spy allows the public to take a step away from the volumes of data showing the increasing dangers of the Web and actually see the malware being blocked every day in different places around the world,” comments Mary Landesman, senior security researcher at ScanSafe. “We reported a 278 percent increase in malware in the first half of 2008 and this innovative map visualizes this worrying increase. We hope the map will demonstrate how dangerous the threat landscape is and will prompt companies to take action.”

Threat Spy provides detailed information on the more than 100 million Web threats it blocks each month. Additionally, the map provides with the information about the origin of the blocked threat and also the date and time of the block.

“The Web 2.0 environment is a dynamic one and we wanted to provide an equally dynamic map of the threats confronting today’s Web surfers,” says Landesman. “The beauty of Threat Spy is that it captures up to date, detailed information on threats shortly after they are blocked. This not only provides timely insight into existing, new and emerging Web-based threats – it also helps demonstrate the critical importance of real-time Web scanning.”


References:
http://www.scansafe.com/threat_center/threat_spy/
http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=LXAEi&hilite=