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February 16, 2006

Blue Coat Adds Skype Control



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Blue Coat Systems Inc. said that its ProxySG proxy appliances can now control Skype to protect against information leakage and unauthorized back channel communications.

Skype has more than 60 million registered users worldwide and its popularity is growing rapidly. But in most cases, Skype is not a network application or communications channel authorized by the organization. Using the appliances, organizations can allow or deny access to Skype in total or based on network user name and/or group, according to .

IT organizations are becoming concerned that Skype-born viruses and worms will emerge just as they did when unofficial instant messaging use hit the enterprise.

Blue Coat’s SSL proxy technology enables control of encrypted Secure Sockets Layer communications between internal enterprise users and external Internet applications. The appliances can differentiate between SSL traffic and other encrypted traffic, the company said.

Licensed users can enact the Skype controlling capabilities by adding a to ProxySG, which is available on the BlueCoat Website.

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