R3000 E VALUATION GUIDE M ARKET OVERVIEWM86 S ECURITY, R3000 EVALUATION G UIDE 1R3000 E VALUATION G UIDEMarket OverviewIn order to survive in today’s world, businesses continually come up with new prod-ucts, more sales, and better service. But most often, the corporate world is finan-cially threatened from the inside. Employees harm businesses when they viewpornography and other offensive Web content at work, which often result in sexualand hostile work environment lawsuits. Organizations also lose time and moneywhen employees tie up network bandwidth with IM and P2P, and/or allow spywareand malware into the system. And finally, a host of federal and state laws requirethat organizations protect customer data, or risk severe penalties.Filtering comes down to four simple objectives: Mitigate legal liabilities created byinappropriate Web content; increase productivity by removing Internet distractions;protect the network from threats delivered by Internet services and applications;and preserve network resources. M86 Security has more than 10 years ofpioneering leadership in filtering technology and is widely recognized as thepremier appliance-based filtering solution on the market. The R3000 Internetfiltering solution features single-source support, simple and straight-forwardpricing, and product design that meets the needs of a wide range of filtering expec-tations.M86 Security offers a wide range of Internet filtering and reporting appliances thatnot only help companies maintain compliance with laws such as the CaliforniaSecurity Breach Information Act (CSBIA) (see http://www.8e6.com/resources/internet-security-compliance-laws/), but also help protect the security of acompany’s network infrastructure. With no premiums, easy to install and use, and24-7 technical support, M86 Security is the perfect choice for overburdened ITadministrators and managers.Product OverviewThank you for choosing to review the 8e6 R3000 Internet Filter. The R3000 tracksend users’ online activity and can be configured to block specific Web sites orservice ports, thereby protecting organizations against lost productivity, constrictedbandwidth and possible legal liability resulting from Internet content.This product also features expansive content categories (called libraries), instantmessage and peer-to-peer blocking, user authentication, and intuitive administra-tive navigation. All of these features are provided in a true appliance that providesspeed and stability unmatched by any software product. In addition, the R3000 isfail-safe giving administrators the peace of mind that filtering won’t ever impact thenetwork’s performance—or shut it down.The R3000 appliance is designed to complement existing security measures byproviding protection from threats inside the network—the threats most oftenunseen and discovered too late.