Pros

• CA Gateway security r8.1 is a good small business security for you, your employees and protection for your workstations, email and file servers
• Gateway Security in CA runs in real-time and scans all traffic to make sure you’re protected from viruses, worms and Trojans
• It has the ability to protect PDA’s
• They’ve been certified by the leading testing organisations, ICSA labs and West Coast Labs
• You can purchase anywhere from 1 to 2,499 licences with price cuts as quantity increases
• CA Gateway security is managed from a central location making it easy to implement

Cons

• CA Gateway Security doesn’t have an impressive interface, and lacks some features
• The online help resources are a bit lacking, but you can purchase priority phone support

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CA Gateway Security has the tools and features to protect your business and employees from network threats, malware, phishing scams and more.

And it provides protection for your client workstations, email servers and file servers.

It’s one of the best small business internet security software suites we’ve seen in our reviews. And it ensures all your systems are protected from predators looking to steal your confidential information

Firewall Security

CA Gateway Security has a firewall that controls the flow of information on your PC. It comes in the form of the CA Host Based Intrusion Prevention System.

It includes five layers which are firewall, intrusion prevention, application controls, operating system security and detection.

Antivirus Software Protection

CA employs a multi-layered approach which protects your business from much more than just viruses.

It scans all your systems in real-time and scans all traffic and ensures you’re protected from more than just viruses.

And your virus definition signatures are updated automatically, so you’re always up-to-date.

Antispyware Software Security

The anti-spyware protection in CA Gateway Security protects you from spyware and other threats like phishing scams, spam and peer-to-peer file sharing. It eliminates all annoying and time wasting spam messages in your employees’ inboxes.

You won’t have to worry about spyware draining your network resources, clogging employee desktops or affecting your business data.

Other Features

CA is designed for the business consumer and as such has very effective small business antivirus security features.

Its policy based program protects your employees from bad sites and also helps you comply with government and industry privacy regulations.

CA Gateway Security also has the ability to protect PDAs. With more mobile devices being used in business, it’s imperative that you secure yours from threats that are created to specifically infect them.

CA has been certified by ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs. And they’ve also received the VB100% Certification from Virus Bulletin.

Ease of Use

CA Gateway Security has an interface which isn’t overly impressive. It’s certainly usable and will easily perform many of the functions you require from it, but we’ve seen better interfaces from other small business internet security suites.

You can purchase anywhere from 1 to 2,499 licences and you can buy them with 1 or 3 years maintenance.

CA is centrally managed, so it’s quite easy to implement for your entire business.

Help/Support

CA offer phone support, 12 hours a day and 5 days a week. They also offer email assistance.

Their online resources are a bit lacking, but you can buy a subscription of Enterprise Maintenance for phone support.

Summary

CA Gateway Security is a good small business antivirus security suite and it will provide the high level of protection you’ll need for all your business systems.

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