Symantec Web Gateway is an innovative Web security gateway appliance that protects organizations against Web 2.0 threats, including malicious URLs, spyware, botnets, viruses, and other types of malware, and provides controls for Web and application use. Backed by the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, the Symantec Web Gateway is built on a scalable platform that quickly and simultaneously scans for malware and inappropriate Web content, ensuring that organizations can maintain critical up-time and employee productivity, which can suffer when organizations come under attack.

Symantec Web Gateway appliances are licensed on a per-user/per-year subscription model. By purchasing the Symantec Web Gateway, you are entitled to the base product with an option to purchase a separate subscription to the Symantec Web Gateway URL filtering add-on license. There is also a requirement to purchase the Symantec Web Gateway appliance.