iPrism IM Filtering   

The popularity of instant messaging (IM) has spurred its proliferation across society and ultimately, into the corporate environment. Many organizations choose to block its use entirely; others see it as a valuable business tool that can enhance productivity. Instant messaging programs such as Yahoo! Messenger, AOL AIM and MSN Messenger have become popular targets for malware and eavesdropping because public IM systems are open and not encrypted. In a corporate environment, unmanaged IM access creates vulnerabilities that can threaten your proprietary data or pose legal problems. St. Bernard’s iPrism IM Filter allows you to make IM available to your employees without incurring risks to productivity or security. iPrism IM Filter monitors and filters Yahoo, MSN or AOL and stops problems before they can reach your users.

As a true Hybrid Solution, iPrism IM Filter gives you the security and control of an on-premise appliance while offering the scalability of an on-demand service. The appliance monitors all outbound network traffic, ensuring that no one can circumvent the filter, while the inspection of IM messages takes place at St. Bernard’s data centers to take advantage of the security and scalability they provide.

St. Bernard’s iPrism IM Filter allows you to make instant messaging available to your employees without incurring risks to productivity or security. iPrism IM Filter monitors and filters Yahoo, MSN or AOL, stops problems before they reach your users, and blocks threats such as SPIM (the IM equivalent of spam) worms, Trojans and malware.

You can easily deploy and provision iPrism IM Filter from the Central Management Console on your iPrism appliance. Activating the on-demand services is as easy as a few mouse clicks in the console – everything else happens automatically.