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title: Deep File Inspection
url: https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/deep-file-inspection
description: Deep File Inspection
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# Deep File Inspection

## Detect, Block, and Analyze Advanced Threats

Innovative multi-layered inspection and customizable sandboxing block threats that elude traditional analysis.

      [View the Product Brief](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/content-analysis-product-brief)

## Product Overview

### [Automatically analyze all content to block advanced threats](https://players.brightcove.net/6415665063001/Vh8ALpkmx_default/index.html?videoId=6328971467112)

Symantec Content Analysis automatically escalates and brokers potential zero-day threats for dynamic sandboxing and validation before sending content to users. Analyze unknown content from one central location. Leveraging [Edge Secure Web Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway), this malware analyzer uses a unique multi-layer inspection and dual-sandboxing approach to reveal malicious behavior and expose zero-day threats, and safely detonate suspicious files and URLs.

- Block all known threats identified through [Global Intelligence Network](https://www.broadcom.com/info/symantec/global-intelligence-network)
- Deploy multi-step analysis to inspect only suspicious files, including threats targeting mobile devices
- Analyze unknown content delivered by [Edge Secure Web Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway), [Security Analytics](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/forensics-security-analytics), [Messaging Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/email/gateway), and other solutions
- Send IOCs to endpoint detection technologies
- Integrate with [End-user Endpoint Security](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/endpoint/end-user)

- [Content Analysis: Advanced, Multi-Layer Threat Protection](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/content-analysis-product-brief)

## Key features in Content Analysis

![Key features in content analysis infographic](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/blte391ffd8adf82251/645c2a828dbb825b3a33f739/key-features-in-content-analysis-infographic.png?width=640)

Content Analysis delivers multi-layer file inspection to better protect your organization against known and unknown threats. Unknown or suspicious content from sources like [Edge Secure Web Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway), [Messaging Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/email/gateway), or other tools is delivered to Content Analysis for deep inspection, interrogation, analysis and ultimately blocking, if deemed malicious. Recent enhancements to Content Analysis strengthens this platform even further. Key features in recent releases include:

- On-box or cloud sandboxing
- Endpoint protection and response through integration with [Symantec Endpoint Security](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cyber-security/endpoint/end-user)
- Addition of Symantec Antivirus and Advanced Machine Learning to Content Analysis for even better detection
- New deployment options with powerful [Secure Web Gateway hardware](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway) and Enterprise Licensing

## For 10 years running, Symantec is selected as the Top Leader in APT Protection

![Radicati Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Protection - Market Quadrant 2023](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/bltbbb151c421990af4/6414bee51605593a8b0d17b9/2023-03-17;_Thumbnail_Image;_Radicati_Advanced_Persistent_Threat_%28APT%29_Protection_-_Market_Quadrant_2023.jpg?width=500)

The Radicati group views the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Protection market as a set of integrated solutions for the detection, prevention, and possible remediation of zero-day threats and persistent malicious attacks. Once again, Symantec is selected as the Top Leader in Radicati’s 2023 report. Symantec Network Protection achieved this high honor for several reasons, including:

- Symantec’s market share leadership with enterprise customers
- The variety of deployment options (on-prem, hybrid or cloud) we offer customers
- Our fully-integrated portfolio across Symantec and third-party products and technologies
- A keen focus on protection at endpoint, gateway, cloud and mobile
- The massive [Global Intelligence Network](https://www.broadcom.com/info/symantec/global-intelligence-network) for unrivaled threat intelligence
- [Symantec's Network Protection](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/network-protection) and Integration between [Edge Secure Web Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway), Content Analysis, Web Isolation, CASB, ZTNA and more

## Improve threat detection and sandboxing performance

Even with the benefit of expensive malware sandboxing technologies, incident response teams are inundated with alerts. Because they can’t tell what’s urgent and what’s not, they often ignore alarms, leaving your enterprise exposed to risk. Symantec Content Analysis delivers effective tools for malware analysis to ensure that only truly unknown content is brokered to sandboxes so Incident Response teams focus on real threats, not false alarms.

- Analyze all content before it is sent to the malware sandbox
- Prefilter and block all malicious content
- Use [proxy inspection](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cyber-security/network/gateway/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway) and dual malware detection engines
- Centralize and consolidate sandboxes for cost savings for on-premise or cloud products
- Focus on real threats, not false alarms

- [Content Analysis: Advanced, Multi-Layer Threat Protection](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/content-analysis-product-brief)

## [Network to Endpoint Detection and Response](https://players.brightcove.net/6415665063001/Vh8ALpkmx_default/index.html?videoId=6328972775112)

Content Analysis delivers integration with [Symantec Endpoint Security](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/endpoint/end-user) to provide the network to endpoint visibility, analysis, blocking and remediation that is needed to protect your organization from today’s advanced threats.

- Send Indicators of Compromise (IOC) to Symantec Endpoint Security Manager
- Validate network-borne threats at the endpoint
- Inoculate all other endpoints
- Begin swift response and remediation

See how easy integration is and how organization will benefit from bringing these two powerful network and endpoint technologies together.

## Advanced File Scanning

Symantec Threat Inspection engine scans an extensive array of file types to find known and unknown malware. Leveraging the vast telemetry of the Symantec Global Intelligence Network (GIN) and 3rd party intel to automatically classify millions of samples/day using machine learning heuristic tools, Symantec’s AI and security experts create signatureless proactive protection. This same engine that powers Symantec’s industry-leading endpoint solution, CASB, email solutions and more is also a key component of our Secure Web Gateway solutions to deliver multi-level threat inspection and protection of all your web traffic. It offers:

- Fast and flexible deployment for an added layer of inspection for all web traffic
- Advanced ML technology stops unknown malware
- Automated updating of ML detection prevents in-field evasion and false positives
- Blocking and identification of 100% of known malware
- Effective protection against new file types, packers and obfuscated scripts

We love the flexibility of Content and Malware Analysis and the fact that new malware modules are always being added to increase detection.

Security Architect  
Fortune 100 Bank

## Support

### Discover Our Community

View the latest product discussions in our forums.  
[**Learn More**](https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/communityhomeblogs?CommunityKey=a6ae9507-737d-42af-8374-7b1974fa0a83)

### Need Help?

Technical support and more.

- [Learn More](https://support.broadcom.com/security)

## Related Products

![Secure_Web_Gateway-circle.png](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/bltca5295b1bf30b6a4/604f5d160daa0c1e83c4d24a/sed_secure_web_gateway-circle.png)

[a](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/proxy-sg-and-advanced-secure-gateway)  
Edge Secure Web Gateway  
Your high-performance secure web gateway can be delivered on-premises on Symantec hardware and virtual appliances, or in private cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.

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Gain security visibility and real-time threat detection with full packet capture and advanced network traffic analysis and forensics.

![Web_Security_Service-circle.png](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/bltf80eb8dc5f62b21b/604f5d206d5c68613f2685e6/sed_web_security_service-circle.png)

[a](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/cloud-secure-web-gateway)  
[Cloud Secure Web Gateway](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/network/web-protection/cloud-secure-web-gateway)
Get cloud-delivered web security to protect users and ensure compliance.

![Symantec Endpoint Security](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/blt91995abd3c1d04aa/60354980d0807b7ba86f0305/symantec-endpoint-security-related-card)

[a](https://www.broadcom.com/products/cybersecurity/endpoint/end-user)  
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## Resources

### White Papers
- [Multi-Layer Threat Inspection, Detection, and Sandboxing Uncover the Unknowns](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/moving-beyond-detection-to-prevention-en)
- [Throwing Sand at the Cloud Pays Big Security Dividends](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/throwing-sand-at-the-cloud-pays-big-security-dividends-en)
- [Network Security for the Cloud Generation](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/network-security-for-the-cloud-generation-en)

### Blogs
- [Symantec Content Analysis: Multi-Layered Threat Protection](https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/product-insights/symantec-content-analysis-multi-layered-threat-protection?g5GhB8jCLP=)
- [Symantec Enterprise: It’s Time to Shift the Appliance Paradigm](https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/product-insights/symantec-enterprise-its-time-shift-appliance-paradigm)
- [How to Achieve Highly Effective Sandboxing](https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/expert-perspectives/how-achieve-highly-effective-sandboxing)
- [Symantec Named Top Player in Radicati Group’s APT Protection and Corporate Web Security](https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/product-insights/symantec-named-top-player-radicati-groups-apt-protection-and-corporate-web-security)
- [Symantec Named Top Player in Radicati Group’s APT Protection and Corporate Web Security](https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/product-insights/symantec-named-top-player-radicati-groups-apt-protection-and-corporate-web-security)

### Solution Briefs
- [Content Analysis: Advanced, Multi-Layer Threat Protection](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/content-analysis-product-brief)
- [SWG Appliance Product Brief](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/secure-web-gateway-appliances)

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