Threat Management Gateway Features

Forefront TMG 2010 blocks malicious sites more effectively by using aggregated data from multiple URL filtering vendors and the anti-phishing and anti-malware technologies that also protect Internet Explorer 8 users. The highly accurate categorization of websites also blocks sites that may violate corporate policies.

Forefront TMG 2010 Includes integrated intrusion prevention technology that protects against browser-based and other vulnerabilities, including browser plug-in exploits.

Forefront TMG 2010 provides highly accurate malware detection with a scanning engine that combines generic signatures and heuristic technologies to proactively catch variants without specific signatures.

HTTPS Inspection enables Forefront TMG 2010 to inspect inside your users' SSL-encrypted Web traffic. By inspecting within these encrypted sessions, Forefront TMG 2010 can both detect possible malware as well as limit employee web usage to approved sites. Sensitive sites, such as banking sites, can be excluded from inspection.

Ongoing management of servers in the data center is one of the most time-consuming tasks facing IT professionals today. Inefficient servers can drive up energy usage and costs. Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 delivers features in Server Manager to reduce your administrative effort for common day-to-day operational tasks.

Includes and builds on the proven network protection technologies of Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, the previous version of Forefront TMG 2010. This enables you to deploy a perimeter firewall or a secure gateway for such applications as Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SharePoint.

Enables you to create and manage all web security functions across distributed environments from a single console. Manages both Standard and Enterprise editions.

Generates web security reports quickly and facilitates easy customization to meet business-specific reporting needs. It also integrates with Microsoft SQL Server Express or SQL Server infrastructure for creating custom reports.

Simplifies authentication and policy enforcement by integrating with Active Directory®. For example, Forefront TMG 2010 simplifies HTTPS inspection by distributing its certificate via Active Directory. It also leverages the Windows® Update infrastructure to enable quick distribution of new protections to all Forefront TMG 2010 servers.