But, in the first few hours of a new "bot" attack, all of the scanners and 'pattern watchers' are vulnerable.

Bots are the fastest growing threat on the Internet, and they spread extremely quickly.  Over 1 million bots are active at any given time, delivering phishing attacks, spam and other "malware."  They are also looking to recruit your systems.

ThreatSTOP is a secure web service that dynamically updates your firewalls with a "block list" of the most active and most dangerous IP addresses of bots, their control infrastructure, and other malware sources.  Complimenting your filters and other intrusion prevention systems, ThreatSTOP enables your firewalls to take an active part in Internet security.

ThreatSTOP Threat Intelligence comes from the global Internet monitoring community.  Within minutes of a new outbreak, your firewall is updated automatically.  Not only does ThreatSTOP block inbound threats, it also blocks and logs outbound connection attempts by compromised systems, preventing data leakage and additional fraud.

The service is simple to use, with no additional hardware required. Simply sign up and add a ThreatSTOP block rule to your firewall.  You will begin receiving real-time threat intelligence from the most authoritative security sources on the Internet.