McAfee MAP-3300-SWG Product Guide - Page 194

Streaming Media, Instant Messaging, Scanner Limits, Scanning Policies [Compliance] -- Streaming media

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Overview of Web features Web Policies associated with a specific term. For example, if 'testterm' within a dictionary has a score of 10 and is seen 5 times within an email, it will add 50 to the overall score. Alternatively you can restrict this, for example to contribute only twice by setting 'Maximum term count' to 2. 1 Go to Email | Email Policies | Scanning Policies and select Compliance. 2 Expand the rule that you want to edit, then click the Edit icon next to the dictionary whose score you want to change. 3 In Maximum term count, type the maximum number of times that you want a term to contribute to the score. Streaming Media Use this page to allow some types of streaming media to pass through the appliance. Web | Web Policies | Scanning Policies [Compliance] -- Streaming media The appliance cannot scan streaming media. We do not recommend allowing streaming media of type application/octet-stream or application/ * to pass through the appliance, because these MIME types are executable and are a security risk. Table 186 Option definitions Option Content Type Server Type Definition Displays content types for streaming data. Displays server types for streaming data. Instant Messaging Use this page to specify how to handle instant messaging. Web | Web Policies | Scanning Policies [Compliance] -- Instant messaging Instant messaging can sometimes install malware. Its inappropriate use can also distract employees and reduce productivity. Some instant messaging clients try to tunnel instant messaging traffic over HTTP, but the appliance can block these messages. Table 187 Option definitions Option ICQ, MSN and Yahoo instant messaging Definition By default, no instant messaging service is blocked. Scanner Limits Use this page to set limits on scanning to prevent attacks and other performance issues. Email | Email Policies | Scanning Policies | Scanner Options | Scanning limits 194 McAfee Email and Web Security Appliances 5.6.0 Product Guide

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associated with a specific term. For example, if ’testterm’ within a dictionary has a score of 10 and is
seen 5 times within an email, it will add 50 to the overall score. Alternatively you can restrict this, for
example to contribute only twice by setting ‘Maximum term count’ to 2.
1
Go to
Email
|
Email Policies
|
Scanning Policies
and select
Compliance
.
2
Expand the rule that you want to edit, then click the
Edit
icon next to the dictionary whose score
you want to change.
3
In
Maximum term count
, type the maximum number of times that you want a term to contribute to the
score.
Streaming Media
Use this page to allow some types of streaming media to pass through the appliance.
Web
|
Web Policies
|
Scanning Policies [Compliance] -- Streaming media
The appliance cannot scan streaming media. We do not recommend
allowing streaming media of type application/octet-stream or application/
* to pass through the appliance, because these MIME types are
executable and are a security risk.
Table 186
Option definitions
Option
Definition
Content Type
Displays content types for streaming data.
Server Type
Displays server types for streaming data.
Instant Messaging
Use this page to specify how to handle instant messaging.
Web
|
Web Policies
|
Scanning Policies [Compliance] -- Instant messaging
Instant messaging can sometimes install malware. Its inappropriate use can also distract employees
and reduce productivity. Some instant messaging clients try to tunnel instant messaging traffic over
HTTP, but the appliance can block these messages.
Table 187
Option definitions
Option
Definition
ICQ, MSN and Yahoo instant messaging
By default, no instant messaging service is blocked.
Scanner Limits
Use this page to set limits on scanning to prevent attacks and other performance issues.
Email
|
Email Policies
|
Scanning Policies
|
Scanner Options
|
Scanning limits
Overview of Web features
Web Policies
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