iCard Anti-Virus/IDP for ZyWALL USG-50, 1 Year
Anti-Virus Service
ZyXEL Anti-Virus helps to protect your internal network against zero-day attacks and the most active viruses in the wild list. New threats will be updated and blocked within 24 hours of first detection along with 12-20 regular monthly updates. ZyXEL AV is also ICSA certified by ICSA Labs - the security industry's central anti-virus product testing and certification facility. ZyXEL AV currently supports 8,200 virus signatures with 15,000 supported in a future firmware upgrade (2.11 or higher) while Kaspersky supports 3,200 signatures. The purpose of AV at the gateway is to act as a first line of defense against the top viruses in the wild list from entering your network.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Service
ZyXEL Intrusion Detection and Prevention allows the administrator to control specific applications and also block well known trojans and back door applications that can infiltrate your internal network. The USG series supports up to 2,500 signatures for the top well known applications and Trojan/backdoor applications. This adds another layer of security and also provides the administrator the flexibility to block specific programs that are not allowed on the network like P2P file sharing or instant messaging.