Telefónica España has expanded its Allot-powered "Conexión Segura" SECaaS service to protect small and medium-sized business against a broad range of cyber threats, with the new version of McAfee MultiAccess that includes privacy control capabilities for up to 10 devices. The solution provides recurring revenue that is shared between Telefónica, McAfee and Allot.
Customer demand has continued to grow at double-digit monthly rates due to the pandemic, it says. Conexión Segura uses the Allot NetworkSecure solution with the aim of providing effective and immediate protection against phishing, ransomware, malicious third-party sites and malware in both fixed and mobile networks.
Since the end of March, despite the economic constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the face of rising attacks, customer demand has continued to grow at double-digit monthly rates. So far in 2020, the number of SMBs in Spain that have subscribed to the service has exceeded Telefónica future forecasts with a jump of almost 3 years, it says.
Installed in the core of the Telefónica network, Conexión Segura also prevents users from accessing websites categorized as risky or inappropriate due to their content. According to Telefónica, during March and April 2020, the Conexión Segura service prevented the download of more than 1 million computer viruses, 168,000 pieces of malware and blocked 1.2 million pages containing malicious or suspect content.
