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THE PROBLEM
Exposure To Unproductive And Objectionable Material:
Without an automated solution, it's impossible for businesses, schools, and libraries to monitor usage and control access to unproductive and objectionable websites according to each organization's “Acceptable Use Policies”.
Lost Productivity:
Financial Loss:
Failure to control access to objectionable websites, such as pornographic or racist, can expose the organization to civil liabilities.
Privacy Concerns:
Unscrupulous website operators may use Java, Active X and "cookies" to monitor your company and employees surfing habits.
THE SOLUTION
Monitor usage and control access to unproductive and objectionable web content according to established Acceptable Use Policies using Internet security appliances complete with content filtering, custom website blocking, and port-specific access control.
Our content filtering systems will:
Content Filter List Subscription:
Content filter subscriptions automatically update your network appliance filters weekly with new and relocated sites, extending your protection and reducing administrative costs.
URL Filtering With Trusted And Forbidden Domains:
Network administrators can specify domains or hosts (e.g., "yahoo.com") that access can be allowed ("Trusted") or denied ("Forbidden"). This feature can be used to customize the Content Filter List or to allow Web access to sites on a custom list. With careful screening, this can be close to 100% effective at blocking objectionable material.
Keyword Blocking:
Internet security appliances can optionally scan both the filename field and host field for specific keywords and block any requests that contain them.
Java, ActiveX And Cookie Blocking:
Java and Active X are often used for hacker attacks. "Cookies," which direct a remote Web browser to save small amounts of data on its local hard disk, can be used to store preference information and track Web usage history. For this reason, they can cause some privacy concerns. Connected Northwest’s Internet security appliances can be configured to block Java and ActiveX scripts, as well as Cookies.
Block By Time Of Day:
Connected Northwest’s Internet security appliances allow the network administrator to make filtering active during certain times of the day. When Time of Day filtering is activated, all filtering functions (filter list, cookies blocking, keyword blocking, etc.) will be on or off during specified times.
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