Latest data indicates that one in every 204 e-mail messages contains a virus, and that 99 percent of viruses enter companies via SMTP mail or HTTP web-browsing. And its not just viruses that cause problems. For example, the SQL Slammer worm hit thousands of servers around the world, exploiting buffer overflow vulnerability and causing denial of services in SQL servers which resulted in losses estimated, according to Computer Economics, at 705 million euros. Due to the increasing sophistication of Internet-borne threats, Panda Software proposes a layered protection strategy in which the Internet gateway plays a vital role, as is the strategic network point used to send and receive e-mails, all type of content... and 99 percent of viruses.

Panda GateDefender Performa is a hardware device that combines with high-performance software to provide maximum anti-malware protection at the Internet gateway. It boosts and complements other types of anti-malware protection that could be installed across your company, stopping all types of malware, such as viruses, Trojans, worms, dialers, phishing, etc..

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