The Web Problem

As an unregulated environment the Internet has content of all varieties which may not have legitimate use within the workplace - productivity loss, bandwidth congestion and legal liabilities may arise from uncontrolled access outside of your company's acceptable use policy.

The Evidence

• Up to 40% of Internet use in the workplace is not business related (IDC Research)
• Browsing is definitely a point of risk (Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation)
• Web misuse is the number 2 security threat overall (Information Security Breaches Survey)

Why Web Filtering?

• Protect your network and staff from undesirable and inappropriate Web content.
• Drive productivity by limiting time spent on recreational surfing.
• Optimize network resources by reducing bandwidth congestion.
• Leverage comprehensive online reporting for detailed monitoring of online activity.
• Ensure confidentiality by both masking your usage to sites that collect information
• Monitor for rogue applications that leak information back out of your network (over HTTP).

Service Features

• Easily create different access policies to suit different areas of your business using a visual dashboard.
• Create policies based on URL categories, content types and file types.
• Use flexible URL red lists and green lists to provide access to specific content, or block all.
• Enable recreational access at defined times of the day, or quotas by data transmitted.
• Customize message to user when access is denied.
• Leverage comprehensive activity reporting including Forensic Auditing by user, department or whole organization.
• Enforce HTTPS traffic policy for greater control while continuing to respect the privacy of end users

 

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