Symantec Web Security Service (WSS) provides the same proactive web protection capabilities delivered by the market’s leading on-premises Secure Web Gateway, Symantec ProxySG, but delivered as a resilient and performant cloud security service. Sitting between employees, wherever they are located, and the Internet, the service protects the enterprise from cyber threats, controls and protects corporate use of cloud applications and the web, prevents data leaks, and ensures compliance with all company information and web/cloud access policies. Symantec WSS delivers web and cloud security from a diversified network of certified global data centers. Universal Policy Enforcement (UPE) capabilities allow administrators to define protection policies once and distribute them to all of their gateways. Whether they are in the cloud or on-premises, enterprises can ensure consistent protection is in place. Its best-in-class feature set, combined with powerful integrated solution options, enterprise-class network security capabilities, and flexible subscription pricing model, has made WSS the smart choice for companies looking for enterprise-class security capabilities in a cloud-delivered service.
