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id: symantec-web-security-service
title: Symantec Web Security Service
sidebar_label: Symantec Web Security Service
description: The Sumo Logic app for Symantec Web Security provides real-time insights into the web traffic and helps you to identify potential security threats.
slug: /help/docs/integrations/saas-cloud/symantec-web-security-service/
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/integrations/saas-cloud/symantec-web-security-service/
---
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The Sumo Logic app for Symantec Web Security provides real-time insights into the web traffic and helps you to identify potential security threats. This app is based on a cloud-to-cloud Symantec Web Security Service source that collects Symantec Web Security access logs.
With the Sumo Logic app for Symantec Web Security, you can:
- **Monitor for web-based threats**. Monitor the web traffic for potential threats using access logs generated by the Symantec Web Security Service.
- **Detect and prevent malware infections**. Search access logs for patterns of behavior that are indicative of malware infections. It also provides integrations with threat intelligence sources, which can help you to quickly identify potential malware infections and take necessary action to prevent them.
- **Identify and block suspicious web activity**. You can use the app to monitor suspicious web activity, such as requests to known malicious sites.
- **Optimize web security policies**. This app provides insights into web traffic that can help you to optimize web security policies. You can also use the app to identify areas where policies may be too restrictive or too permissive and make adjustments accordingly.
## Log types
This app uses [Symantec Web Security Service](/docs/send-data/hosted-collectors/cloud-to-cloud-integration-framework/symantec-web-security-service-source) to collect [Access Logs](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/symantec-security-software/web-and-network-security/cloud-swg/help/wss-reference/accesslogformats-ref.html) from Symantec Web Security Service.
## Sample log message
```json title="Access Log"
{
"data":
[
{
"x-bluecoat-request-tenant-id": "24786",
"date": "2023-05-05",
"time": "20:29:29",
"time-taken": "89225",
"x-virus-id":"Blocklisted Files",
"cs-userdn": "PRCht",
"s-action": "TUNNELED",
"cs-host": "ayell.com",
"cs-uri-port": "443",
"cs-uri-path": "/",
"s-ip": "1xx.1xx.1.85",
"c-ip": "x3.1xx.1xx.39",
"cs-bytes": "4461",
"sc-bytes": "2981",
"cs-categories": "\"Business/Economy\"",
"sc-filter-result": "OBSERVED",
"cs-uri-extension":"js",
"x-exception-id":"tcs_error",
"x-bluecoat-placeholder":"placeholder_suspicious",
"cs(User-Agent)":"Cisco Any/connect VPN Agent for Windows 4.2.0"
}
]
}
```
## Sample queries
```sumo title="Unique Inbound Domains"
_sourceCategory=swssDev
| parse "\"cs(User-Agent)\": \"*\"" as user_agent
| json "x-bluecoat-request-tenant-id", "date", "time", "time-taken", "x-virus-id", "cs-userdn", "s-action", "cs-host", "cs-uri-port", "cs-uri-path", "s-ip", "c-ip", "cs-bytes", "sc-bytes", "cs-categories", "sc-filter-result", "cs-uri-extension", "x-exception-id", "x-bluecoat-placeholder" as id, date, time, total_time, virus_id, user, s_action, host, cs_uri_port, cs_uri_path, s_ip, client_ip, bytes_send, bytes_receive, category, filter_result, uri_extension, exception_id, x_bluecoat_placeholder nodrop
| where user matches "{{user}}"
| count_distinct(id)
```
## Collection configuration and app installation
import CollectionConfiguration from '../../reuse/apps/collection-configuration.md';
:::important
Use the [Cloud-to-Cloud Integration for Symantec Web Security Service](/docs/send-data/hosted-collectors/cloud-to-cloud-integration-framework/symantec-web-security-service-source) to create the source and use the same source category while installing the app. By following these steps, you can ensure that your Symantec Web Security Service app is properly integrated and configured to collect and analyze your Symantec Web Security Service data.
:::
### Create a new collector and install the app
import AppCollectionOPtion1 from '../../reuse/apps/app-collection-option-1.md';
### Use an existing collector and install the app
import AppCollectionOPtion2 from '../../reuse/apps/app-collection-option-2.md';
### Use an existing source and install the app
import AppCollectionOPtion3 from '../../reuse/apps/app-collection-option-3.md';
## Viewing Symantec Web Security Service dashboards
import ViewDashboards from '../../reuse/apps/view-dashboards.md';
### Security Overview
The **Symantec Web Security Service - Security Overview** dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the network security status. It includes widgets for the total number of requests, unique malware detected, geo locations of blocked requests, category statistics, top 10 blocked hosts, top 10 blocked users, top 10 blocked traffic verdicts, security concerns, malicious file type (URI extension), malware action on identification, requests over time, and virus count over time. This information helps you to monitor and manage the network security in real-time, which allows you to quickly identify and respond to potential threats.
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### Web Activity Overview
The **Symantec Web Security Service - Web Activity Overview** dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the web activity status through various widgets. It includes widgets for blocked websites by category, blocked user agents, number of blocked sites over time, blocked sites, bytes sent/received over time, Layer 4 result actions, requests by the user, time spent processing requests by the user, bandwidth usage by user, web activity by total hits, web activity by unique users, and top 10 URI extensions. This information helps you to monitor and manage network security in real time, which allows you to quickly identify and respond to potential threats. With Symantec Web Security Service, businesses can ensure a safe browsing experience and protect against various online threats.
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## Upgrade/Downgrade the Symantec Web Security Service app (Optional)
import AppUpdate from '../../reuse/apps/app-update.md';
## Uninstalling the Symantec Web Security Service app (Optional)
import AppUninstall from '../../reuse/apps/app-uninstall.md';