About Configuring Threat Protection

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Secure Web Gateway provides protection against threats that arise when users who work with cloud services access files and other web objects that are infected by malware. The anti-malware filtering process that is implemented through rules of your web policy detects infections and blocks access accordingly.

You can configure this process to allow access, for example, to websites where you consider it safe to access them. Anti-malware filtering is skipped when users request access to these websites. This reduces consumption of resources that would otherwise be absorbed by the filtering process.

To configure threat protection, default rule sets and Feature Configurations are available as shown in the table below.

Configuration item	Remarks and more information
Default rule set — Anti-Malware	This rule set is implemented by default after the initial setup. You can configure it as needed, see Anti-Malware.
Feature Configuration — Default Gateway Anti-Malware	This Feature Configuration is an instance of a configuration for the Anti-Malware for GAM feature. It is implemented by default after the initial setup. GAM stands for Gateway Anti-Malware. You can copy (clone) this default instance and configure the cloned instance, see Anti-Malware for GAM — Feature Configuration.
Default rule set — Advance Threat Defense	This rule set is implemented by default after the initial setup. You can configure it as needed, see Advanced Threat Defense.
Feature Configuration — Gateway ATD	This Feature Configuration is an instance of a configuration for the Anti-Malware for ATD feature. It is implemented by default after the initial setup. ATD stands for Advanced Threat Defense. You can copy (clone) this default instance and configure the cloned instance, see Anti-Malware for ATD — Feature Configurations.