Secure Computing's Web filtering solution
Protect your organization from risks associated with employee Internet use with SmartFilter® Web filtering. SmartFilter products help reduce legal liability and limit exposure to security risks such as viruses and malware, while increasing productivity and preserving your bandwidth for business related activities.
The Web you want. The control you need
While the Internet expands your organization’s reach, unlimited access to the Web can increase security threats and can negatively impact individuals, network performance, and your bottom line. SmartFilter products enable organizations to understand and monitor their Internet use, while taking effective steps to provide appropriate control over outbound Web access. The SmartFilter filtering line includes SmartFilter for corporations and SmartFilter, Bess® edition for education.
Benefits
Protect your entire organization with effective Web filtering
Filtering is becoming increasingly important for many groups within your organization:
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IT administrators need to guard against the security risks of employees accessing questionable Web sites that may contain Spyware. They also need to guard against bandwidth drains associated with unrestricted access to peer-to-peer (P2P) sites, unauthorized downloads of files, or visits to sites where PCs and networks can be exposed to viruses and malicious software.
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Managers need to keep staffs productive, eliminating unnecessary distractions of online shopping, gambling, instant messaging, and so on.
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SmartFilter products meet the needs of all of these groups with a system that is powerful, easy to use, simple to manage, and highly affordable.
Be proactive in protecting against Spyware and other Web threats
As a key component of a layered security approach, SmartFilter enhances Web security by limiting and blocking access to sites which could expose users and their networks to malicious content. SmartFilter’s protection covers key areas from Spyware and Phishing to Resource Sharing and Malicious Sites.
Rely on the industry's best URL database
Internet access is managed through the dynamic SmartFilter Control List, a database of many millions of Web sites organized into different categories for flexible policy enforcement options. The SmartFilter Control List provides comprehensive and granular coverage, including security (Spyware, malware, P2P), confidentiality (chat, IM), and bandwidth management (Internet radio/TV, streaming media).
Your purchase of SmartFilter includes comprehensive coverage of all our categories, with no premium charges or additional costs.
Our Control List database is screened and updated by our highly experienced team of Web Analysts, who use advanced technologies and multi-lingual skills to review Web sites in over 60 languages. And since new Web threats appear and disappear quickly, SmartFilter offers real-time control list updates.
Understand your organization's Web usage with our powerful reporting solution
Reporting is a key element of any Web filtering solution, and SmartFilter products include powerful reporting capabilities. With SmartReporter™, you can quickly understand how your organization is using the Web, isolate problems, document inappropriate Web activity, and tailor your filtering settings to effectively enforce your Web usage policies.
SmartReporter provides an easy-to-use Web based interface that delivers immediate access to the information you need. Drill-down capabilities provide real-time feedback and instant snap-shots on your organization’s Web usage and trends by category, location, or individual. Management, HR, or other staff can run full color charts without any IT involvement.
When users log in to SmartReporter, they are presented with a top-level overview of recent Web activity – and can readily access more detail – even without running a report. Or, when reports are desired, they can be scheduled and distributed via email to specific staff.
Simple to install–easy to manage
Installation is fast and simple with any SmartFilter product you choose. For On-Box™ implementations, no additional hardware or network configuration changes are required. For off-box installations, you can select the platform that best fits with your existing infrastructure. With all SmartFilter products, you save time and money, increasing your value of ownership.
The intuitive interface lets you pick and choose the categories you wish to implement, and customize your policies according to users and groups you specify. For example, you can deny access to gambling and pornography sites for your entire organization, while allowing access to travel or sports sites to certain departments or users during lunch hours. With Authorized Override, you can designate individual users who are authorized via password to override the filter for a specified time. You can also easily create user-defined categories that allow you to filter sites not included in the Control List, or exempt any site that you would like specific groups or individuals to access.
SmartFilter products give you the complete flexibility you want and total control you need to manage your individual Web access policy.
Deploy a filtering solution that fits directly into your network architecture
SmartFilter products fit seamlessly into almost any network environment. With over 30 supported platforms, SmartFilter offers the widest range of deployment options to match your exact network needs.
Many SmartFilter configurations are embedded into a host platform and run On-Box with the most popular proxy servers, caching appliances, and firewalls, providing unrivaled speed, reliability, and scalability. In fact, SmartFilter On-Box is the leading OEM choice with partners, listed on the last page of this overview.
Additionally, SmartFilter is available as an On-Box component of Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2® Security Appliance, which offers a variety of protective features in one appliance, including anti-virus and anti-spam filters, intrusion prevention, and more. For more details on the Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance, visit www.sidewinder.com.
SmartFilter products are also run off-box, providing additional flexibility and deployment options with a minimum impact on your network.
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