Part of the McAfee Secure Content Management family, the McAfee Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances 3000 Appliances are configure-and-forget solutions for the Internet gateway, scanning inbound and outbound traffic for SMTP, HTTP, FTP, and POP3 protocols. The appliances offer unmatched performance, detection, and cleaning of viruses and protection against unwanted mail in the form of spam and unwelcome content for companies of any size.

• Complete, proactive threat protection - Based on the award-winning McAfee scan engine, Secure Content Management (SCM) Appliances employs comprehensive "find and fix" solutions to stop all types of viruses and other threats
• Full coverage of all major protocols - Secure Content Management (SCM) Appliances scan SMTP, HTTP, FTP, and POP3 traffic
• Easy, configure-and-forget installation - Secure Content Management (SCM) Appliances can be installed behind any existing firewall without requiring changes to the network or configuration of client machines
• Spam blocking and content filtering - Black hole lists and content filtering rules allow administrators to configure rules to stop inappropriate email and prevent spam from reaching your users
• Detailed reporting and trend analysis - Integration with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator® provides extensive graphical reporting and analysis on activity at the gateway, including content and virus filtering activity

Comprehensive, proactive anti-virus protection
The McAfee anti-virus scan engine stops every type of virus and malicious code threat, including macro viruses, Trojans, Internet worms, advanced 32-bit viruses, and even hostile ActiveX and Java objects. Using technology that drills down into compressed data, Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances is also able to find hidden threats buried in .zip and other compressed file types. Proactive protection is delivered through advanced heuristics and generic detection, which allow Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances to protect-in advance-against new, unseen viruses and other threats.

Scans all major messaging protocols
Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances scans all four major protocols: SMTP, HTTP, FTP, and POP3, providing full protection at the gateway.

• SMTP: Protects email traffic
• HTTP: Protects web traffic (surfing/browsing)
• FTP: Protects file downloads
• POP3: Protects users accessing Web-based email accounts, such as Yahoo mail

Easy installation
The transparent scanning options of the Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances do not require configuration at client machines, or redirection of email traffic, to begin scanning SMTP, HTTP, FTP, or POP3 protocols. Because they are firewall independent, Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances can be installed in virtually any existing network behind any existing firewall-without making changes to the network (as long as there is an available IP address the appliance can use).

Advanced Content Filtering
Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances monitor in- and outbound network traffic, filtering out content with offensive or defamatory words of phrases, and preventing offensive outbound messages from leaving the network. Customizable disclaimers can be inserted into email for added legal and policy protection. Email may also be restricted based on file size, number of attachments, and name extensions.

Policy-Based Control with extended Policy Support
Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances provides organizations with policy controls for virus protection, content, and spam-filtering rules, offering administrators the ability to set specific filtering rules for individuals or groups of users across multiple scan types to ensure greater scanning and configuration flexibility. When defining rules and specifying groups of people, Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances provides access to Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP, allowing customers to utilize existing directories of users.

Comprehensive reporting and trend analysis and multi-appliance
Integration with McAfee ePO® provides detailed, graphical reports showing virus activity, content filtering policy compliance, and trend analysis, allowing administrators to trace outbreaks to their source and manage ongoing security policies. Even with multiple appliances, all you need is one Web-based administration interface to stay on top of all content management issues within your organization.

Anti-Phishing
When installed with McAfee SpamKiller the Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances will include specific rules which help to identify phishing attacks by looking for certain phishing-specific characteristics that can be present in email.

McAfee Dashboard
Providing forensic analysis and system status, the McAfee Dashboard shows the administrator the health and information statistics of the installed appliance in one easy-to-view screen, detailing statistics such as the number of detected viruses, the number of spam messages, or the health of the HTTP traffic. As part of the dashboard functionality, Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances 3000 Series Appliances provide the ability to collect more-in-depth details on SMTP sessions, such as the number and type of messages that have been seen by the appliances.

High performance, high scalability
Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances are built and tuned for performance and reliability. The Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances 3100 is designed for smaller businesses, the 3200 for medium to large sized businesses and the 3300 for enterprise organizations, businesses with high-performance requirements, or businesses using copper gigabit network infrastructures. Built-in load sharing technology in the Secure Content Management (SCM) appliances range allows the use of multiple appliances if greater performance is needed.