Overview

WASP2, (Web Access Server Protection version 2), is a content scanning solution for GroupWise WebAccess. WASP2 hooks into the WebAccess servlet, working between the message composition interface of WebAccess and the WebAccess agent. This allows WASP2 to scan all messages for viruses and any defined content before they are sent to the GroupWise server. If a problem is found, the message will not be sent and the user is notified of the problem. Effectively, WASP2 fills the protection gap in WebAccess for the GroupWise mail system.

WASP2 uses the GWAVA4 management interface. It can be used in conjunction with GWAVA 4 and looks like an additional scanner in the interface. If GWAVA4 is not installed, WASP installs the GWAVA4 administration interface and the only scanner available is a WASP Scanner. Either method allows for WASP to be setup to use any of the A/V engines that can be used with GWAVA4, and the scanner can be setup to block and or quarantine. Also, the scanner can use any of the advanced scanning features which were introduced with GWAVA 4 such as exceptions and filtering.

While WASP can instantly block attachments and unwated content from infiltrating your GroupWise post office, many customers need the ability to monitor WASP to ensure that it is operating as expected. GWAVA Redline is currently being developed to provide monitoring and reporting capabilities for WASP2.  This integration is slated for release in Q1, 2009.

• Multiple Anti-Virus engine support (same as GWAVA 4)
• Fingerprinting
• Oversize attachment blocking
• exceptions and filtering
• support for NetWare, Linux and Windows (remotely)
• No additional Hardware

WASP's unique architecture ensures that virus-infected attachments are stopped at the WebAccess gateway before they are allowed to enter your GroupWise system. Today's viruses move fast. They sneak in through email attachments, web downloads, free email accounts, and instant messages. These are backdoors to your GroupWise system. Only WASP sits at the GroupWise Webaccess Gateway, protecting your GroupWise system from the inside out.

GroupWise WebAccess bypasses the GWIA gateway when delivering email. WebAccess communicates directly with the Post Office, delivering email and their attachments directly to the GroupWise Post Office database. This allows unsuspecting GroupWise WebAccess users to inadvertently upload virus-infected email attachments that bypass your perimeter defense at the GWIA. WASP is uniquely designed to interact with the WebAccess Gateway. WASP actively scans for incoming attachments from WebAccess.

Certain file formats, like PIF & SCR, may be considered too high an infection risk. Other file formats like AVI or JPG may be considered inappropriate or not work-related. WASP is able to scan the file and determine its true nature, even if the file extension has been renamed. This is called Fingerprinting. This means that a file with an .exe extension that has been changed will still be identified by WASP as a dangerous file, even though the extension might be completely different. Many viruses attachments today can be quickly stopped through this method of Fingerprinting. Futureproofing is built into WASP against future viruses that rely on masking their identities to sneak into your system. WASP lets you know that dangerous file types will always be blocked, no matter the file name.

GroupWise WebAccess bypasses the GWIA gateway when delivering email. WebAccess communicates directly with the Post Office, delivering email and their attachments directly to the GroupWise Post Office database. This allows unsuspecting GroupWise WebAccess users to inadvertently upload virus-infected email attachments that bypass your perimeter defense at the GWIA. WASP is uniquely designed to interact with the WebAccess Gateway. WASP actively scans for incoming attachments from WebAccess. It interfaces with up to four Anti-Virus engines simultaneously, ensuring the highest level of protection from viruses.

Certain file formats, like PIF & SCR, may be considered too high an infection risk. Other file formats like AVI or JPG may be considered inappropriate or not work-related. WASP is able to scan the file and determine its true nature, even if the file extension has been renamed.. This is called Fingerprinting. This means that a file with an .exe extension that has been changed will still be identified by WASP as a dangerous file, even though the extension might be completely different. Many viruses attachments today can be quickly stopped through this method of Fingerprinting. Futureproofing is built into WASP against future viruses that rely on masking their identities to sneak into your system. WASP lets you know that dangerous file types will always be blocked, no matter the file name.