Filtering and traffic logging

Content filtering controls access to Web pages on the basis of the URL string only, not by inspecting the content of the page the URL points to. When a client requests a page, the request is passed to the filter system which looks up the URL in an internal database containing a huge number of URLs and their classifications, to find out what type of Web page the user requested. (E.g. pages on www.playboy.com contain nudity and information on recreational drugs.) If the page classification isn't allowed by the security policy that you have defined, the page request is blocked.

Because the filter system sees all page requests pass through, these systems often include enhanced logging and reporting facilities.

WebSense
WebSense lets you control who can surf to which Web sites and when. You can define policies for users and groups of users, giving you fine-grained control of your Internet access and can report on and analyze your traffic in many different ways

SonicWALL Content Filtering
Built-in Internet Content Filtering equips SonicWALL Internet security appliances to monitor usage and control access to unproductive and objectionable Web content according to established Acceptable Use Policies. SonicWALL's Content Filter List, available by subscription, automatically updates content filters weekly with new and relocated sites, extending your protection and reducing administrative costs.
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SonicWALL ViewPoint
SonicWALL ViewPoint is a Web-based graphical reporting tool. It enables administrators to understand and manage their network by turning comprehensive log data from SonicWALL Internet security appliances into meaningful reports without using complex and expensive commercial reporting packages.
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MIMEsweeper content security family
The MIMEsweeper content security family contains several separate tools that work together to scan for undesirable content. You can control e-mail and Web traffic with a sophisticated security policy-based system, that lets you define which users and which groups are allowed do what, when.

For more information on any of these filtering and logging tools, click on the links above.

If you would like advice on which system is right for your organization, just contact us and we'll be happy to help.

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