Smart Protection Parent topic

Trend Micro Smart Protection technology is a next-generation, in-the-cloud protection solution providing File and Web Reputation Services. By integrating Web Reputation Services, TippingPoint Advanced Threat Protection for Email can obtain reputation data for websites that users attempt to access. TippingPoint Advanced Threat Protection for Email logs URLs that Smart Protection technology verifies to be fraudulent or known sources of threats and then uploads the logs for report generation.
Note
Note
TippingPoint Advanced Threat Protection for Email does not use the File Reputation Service that is part of Smart Protection technology.
TippingPoint Advanced Threat Protection for Email connects to a Smart Protection source to obtain web reputation data.
Reputation services are delivered through the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network and Smart Protection Server. These two sources provide the same reputation services and can be integrated individually or in combination. The following table provides a comparison.

Smart Protection Sources

Basis of Comparison
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network
Smart Protection Server
Purpose
A globally scaled, Internet-based infrastructure that provides File and Web Reputation Services to Trend Micro products that integrate smart protection technology
Provides the same File and Web Reputation Services offered by Smart Protection Network but localizes these services to the corporate network to optimize efficiency
Administration
Hosted and maintained by Trend Micro
Installed and managed by Trend Micro product administrators
Connection protocol
HTTP
HTTP
Usage
Use if you do not plan to install Smart Protection Server
To configure Smart Protection Network as source, see Configuring Smart Protection Settings.
Use as primary source and the Smart Protection Network as an alternative source
For guidelines on setting up Smart Protection Server and configuring it as source, see Setting Up Smart Protection Server.
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