MessageLabs Hosted Web Security Service


MessageLabs Hosted Web Security and Content Filtering service operates at the Internet level, intercepting viruses, and spyware. The service will also provide protection from other web-borne threats before they enter your network. Our service also allows you to block access to inappropriate websites by URL filtering, keeping your employees productive while enforcing acceptable usage policies.

  • Web Security Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware - stops web-borne spyware and viruses before they infiltrate your network, protecting your business from information theft and costly diminished network performance.

  • Web Filtering - enables you to block access to unwanted websites by URL, allowing you to control Internet use and enforce acceptable Internet usage policies. Helping to keep your Keep your business productive.
Why MessageLabs Hosted Web Security Service? Our Hosted Web Security service offers ease of use, with no hardware to install and no regular maintenance or security updates required. We provide a service level for 100% service availability supported by robust, global infrastructure, and outstanding customer support 24/7, designed to meet the needs of small-medium businesses, corporate and enterprise web security.

Challenge Hosted Web Security Service Benefits
To enforce acceptable use of the internet by your employees All web requests are checked against a categorization database which is highly configurable, enabling you to apply different filtering rules to specific individuals or groups You can monitor or block your employees’ browsing according to your organization’s policies
Bandwidth is preserved for work-related applications
Protect your business against web-based viruses and spyware Multi-layer Protection- threat protection is provided by anti-spyware and anti-virus technologies that scan all web content All internet content delivered to your organization is free from known viruses
Protect roaming users Can be configured to extend the protection and policies of Web Security services to remote workers Remote workers provided the same levels of protection
Ensuring that everything is working Delivers one-click and scheduled reporting You can have confidence in the service’s effectiveness, with reports to prove it


As with all MessageLabs products, our hosted Web Security service includes 24x7x365 support.

How it works

Web Security Services Information Exchange



  • All users’ web traffic requests—made inside and outside the corporate network—pass through the MessageLabs platform, hosted in secure data centers worldwide.

  • Each request is checked against your acceptable usage policy, determining whether it is blocked or allowed to pass. Different rules can be applied to different user groups, individuals, or times of day.

  • If a request is allowed to pass, the relevant web page or file download is scanned for viruses and spyware by Skeptic™ and multiple third party technologies.

  • If a virus or spyware is identified, access to the web page is denied.

Next Steps- Web Security and Web Filtering Service

Implementing our Web Security Services is a fast and easy process. You can purchase our URL Filtering service separately or bundle with our Web Security Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware service. You simply pay a fixed monthly cost based on the number of users connected. Our Web Security Service is fully scalable to ensure new employees can be added easily as your business grows.

Our Web Security Service also works seamlessly with other services offered including: Email Anti-Virus, Email Anti-Spam, and Email Encryption which can be easily added to meet your organization’s email security needs.

Take advantage of our free trial service today or contact on our sales consultants for more information.

Next Steps

dotted border