Clear your encrypted traffic blind spot. Use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is pervasive and growing tremendously-and quickly-worldwide. Today, 35% or more of enterprises'' network traffic uses SSL / TLS encryption. Encryption protects data from being viewed in transit over the Internet-but it also creates a significant blind spot for advanced malware while introducing privacy and regulatory compliance risks. You need to manage this dilemma and establish a comprehensive encrypted traffic management strategy that addresses acceptable-use policies for inbound and outbound encrypted traffic, while considering an extensible architecture that will scale and protect the business-and also adhering to privacy and compliance demands. The Blue Coat SSL Visibility Appliance is an integral component of any encrypted traffic management strategy, and enhances your existing security and risk posture. This unique solution offers complete visibility and control of encrypted traffic without requiring the re-architecting of the network infrastructure. It lets you add policy-based SSL inspection and management capabilities to your network security architecture and lift the security blindfold created by encrypted traffic. Bonus points: The appliance enables products like Data Loss Prevention (DLP), sandbox, next-generation firewall (NGFW) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) with complete visibility into SSL /TLS traffic - and increases their security effectiveness and performance.