Web filters are commonly used by the organization to restrict user internet access to certain web applications content and it has increasingly become non-effective against proxy avoidance applications. Athena SWG collaborates with Athena EPP to enforce Proxy Avoidance Protection on any user attempt to use this application for bypassing the security perimeter more effectively. R&D team within Sangfor employs a dedicated team of application signatures security experts who are continuously categorizing and adding the latest proxy avoidance applications to ensure that detection rate and blocking capabilities are current and up to date.

Athena SWG improves bandwidth utilization by more than 30% using three unique major traffic management solutions. Dynamic Traffic Control automatically adjusts traffic control policies and intelligently allocates idle bandwidth resources. Intelligent Flow Control precisely manages both up-link and down-link P2P traffic and can customize traffic "packages" for different users, allocating specific traffic quotas and limiting bandwidth for heavier users.

Typically, a majority of internet traffic is protected by SSL/TLS encryption. While encryption helps to keep user and corporate data protected and private, it also creates security challenges when it comes to the rapid growth of malware infections and other malicious content. Athena SWG offers both decryption methods including gateway and client decryption to overcome these challenges. This enables an organization to have the flexibility to run either one or both in parallel to uncover encrypted traffic according to your corporate IT strategy and planning. 

Athena SWG provides Unified Management and effectively controls both Wired and Wireless networks for the entire network. With intuitive and flexible authentication methods, it fully guarantees the security of access control, supporting a variety of traditional authentication methods such as username/password, IP/MAC binding, and a wide array of value-added marketing authentication methods (QR code, SMS, WeChat, Social media, OA account, SAML 2.0, third-party system, etc.). Permissions are controlled based on user, application, location, and client types while using Athena SWG or third-party wireless controller as a unified authentication server, building a faster and more cost-effective wireless network. 

Athena SWG manages and controls network applications more comprehensively, accurately, and conveniently with the largest application signature database in Asia, which can identify more than 6,000+ applications in its database including 700+ cloud applications, 1,000+ mobile applications, 300+ web applications, and is updated every 2 weeks. In addition, it precisely controls applications according to their specific functions, such as distinguishing upload, download, and other actions in the network. Finally, bulk management mode for large enterprises greatly improves management efficiency.

Athena SWG can act as an ICAP client to be used with any ICAP server-enabled network appliance by offloading threat protection or other value-added services. In addition, Athena SWG provides request and response inspection mode while enabling the ICAP server group to run on a round-robin or concurrent condition. 

Athena SWG identifies and secure endpoint devices with or without agents, it helps to ensure these devices are connected with compliant and secure. You gain visibility and control what is on your environment without impacting your network performance.