CYREN Technology Protects Tablet Users from Inappropriate Content and Security Threats

MCLEAN, Va., July 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ: CYRN) today announced that one of Europe's largest retailers uses CYREN Web Filtering technology to block inappropriate content and protect against security threats in its latest generation tablet.

Marketed as an affordable, feature-rich and family-friendly tablet, the device has enjoyed similar success in Europe to the Amazon Fire in the United States, selling hundreds of thousands of units. The latest version includes Web content filtering powered by CYREN cyber intelligence technology to deliver highly accurate classification of website URLs, enabling powerful security and parental control options.  

Since the launch of the service in October 2014, CYREN has already protected tens of thousands of tablet users and blocked millions of potentially harmful websites containing pornography, phishing attacks, and malware.

Leveraging a real-time global infrastructure that processes over 17 billion Internet transactions on behalf of 600 million users every day, CYREN Web Filtering delivers instantaneous, proactive detection to protect users against inappropriate and malicious content without impacting device performance.

"CYREN Web Filtering provides tablet users with the most consistent real-time protection available; combining ultra-low latency with unmatched accuracy to deliver a great user experience," said Lior Samuelson, CEO and Chairman of the Board at CYREN. "We are pleased to help protect families that look to this device for their tablet needs. It's yet another example of the trust that partners place in our CYREN cybersecurity technology."

About CYRENFounded in 1991, CYREN (NASDAQ and TASE: CYRN) is a long-time innovator in cybersecurity. Through full-function Security as a Service (SecaaS) and embedded deployment options, CYREN provides web, email, mobile and endpoint security solutions that are relied upon by the world's largest IT companies to protect against today's advanced threats. CYREN collects threat data and delivers real-time cyber intelligence through a unique global network of over 500,000 points of presence that processes 17 billion daily transactions and protects 600 million users. To learn more, visit www.cyren.com.

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