Real-Time Security Updates

Real-Time Security Updates provide an added layer of protection against Internet- based security threats. Installing these updates as soon as they are published reduces vulnerability to new phishing (identify fraud) scams, rogue applications, and malicious code infecting mainstream websites or applications.

With Forcepoint Web Security, these updates allow malicious sites to be blocked based on Forcepoint URL Database categorization, rather than real-time analysis, reducing load on the analytic components and potentially improving performance.

Filtering Service checks for security updates every 5 minutes. Because the updates tend to be small, they do not disrupt normal network activity.

Use the Settings > General > Database Download page to enable Real-Time Security Updates (see Configuring database downloads).