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, Deep Discovery Email Inspector can obtain reputation data for websites that users attempt to access. Deep Discovery Email Inspector logs URLs that Smart Protection technology verifies to be fraudulent or known sources of threats and then uploads the logs for report generation.
Deep Discovery Email Inspector 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. The following table provides a comparison.
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Basis of Comparison |
Trend Micro Smart Protection Network |
Smart Protection Server |
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Purpose |
A globally scaled, Internet-based infrastructure that provides File and Web Reputation Services to Trend Micro products that integrate smart protection technology |
Localizes the File and Web Reputation Services to the corporate network to optimize efficiency. The Smart Protection Server also provides the following:
Note:
The Dynamic URL Scanning service is only available on the Smart Protection Network. |
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Administration |
Hosted and maintained by Trend Micro |
Installed and managed by Trend Micro product administrators |
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Connection protocol |
HTTP |
HTTP and HTTPS |
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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 and Configuring Smart Protection Settings. |