Aladdin Knowledge Systems has announced a technology to block 100% of anonymous proxies. Part of the Aladdin eSafe secure Web gateway product, the anti-anonymiser technology takes advantage of content security to filter out anonymisers that allow users to circumvent an Internet gateway and infect networks with malicious software. Now available to existing and new eSafe customers, the anti-anonymiser solution is being offered to customers as a component of all eSafe secure Web gateway sales, at no additional charge.

Anonymous proxies, or anonymisers, are Web sites that allow Internet users to connect to the Web through an external Web site, thereby bypassing any restrictions typically enforced on the local network. This bypass mechanism, though originally designed for safe, anonymous Web surfing, proves extremely dangerous for businesses, schools and other organisations. It opens any computer to all malware that is usually filtered out by a gateway device, and malware is now free to enter the computer and the network – facing only traditional security measures that have proven ineffective against the new waves of malware threats.

"Anyone can subscribe to an anonymiser for $9.99 a month," said Shailendra Sahasrabudhe, Country Manager-India, Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "And that $9.99 subscription can bypass $100,000 in network protection. It's an open invitation for hackers and cybercriminals to enter your organisation's network and take over. Aladdin is proud to provide the world's only solution that is proven to consistently block all anonymisers."