Webfilter

Blue Coat WebFilter

Blue Coat WebFilter, a powerful “On-Proxy” URL filtering solution controls and protects enterprises and employees from Internet threats and abuse including from:

• Spyware
• Adware
• Shareware
• Malware
• P2P
• IM
• Pornography
• and many others.

To safely realize the benefits the Internet offers, more organizations - from federal and state government entities to large corporations - have chosen Blue Coat WebFilter “On-Proxy” to enforce Internet access policies that prevent users and employees from accessing inappropriate or unproductive content on the network.

Used in conjunction with the Blue Coat ProxySG, Blue Coat WebFilter provides powerful Spyware protection through two new categories: Spyware Effects/Privacy Concerns and Spyware/Malware Sources. These two new Blue Coat WebFilter categories allow an enterprise to:

• Prevent users from visiting Web sites that host/distribute spyware and malware
• Sites to which previously installed spyware reports its findings

With Blue Coat Reporter an administrator can:

• View reports to determine which users visited or attempted to visit spyware sites
• Identify users/machines that have spyware installed and are attempting to transmit information back to host servers
• View blocked spyware applications running at the desktop and blocked drive-by install attempts

Blue Coat WebFilter customers receive full spyware coverage at no additional charge to their basic subscription.

Content Filtering with Blue Coat WebFilter enables organizations to:

• Increase Productivity - Employees have limited or restricted access to certain Internet activities that are not work-related, thereby freeing time to forward company business
• Avoid or Prevent Potential Lawsuits - By restricting abusive Internet use, your company is less likely to be held liable in harassment suits
• Reduce Network Bandwidth Consumption - Access to unnecessary downloadable data is restricted resulting in conserved Internet bandwidth
• Enforce Internet Policies - Manage, monitor and report on employee Internet activity anytime and from any location
• Implement Enterprise Controls – WebFilter combined with the ProxySG leverages URL filtering for today’s Internet content challenges including spyware, P2P, malicious threats, IM, and much more
• Simplify management and administration – Using an integrated appliance an enterprise can consolidate URL filtering solutions and optimize Web content filtering
• Integrate a subscription-based filtering list – Automatic differential updates keeps your list current as the Web changes
• Advise, coach and enforce policy – Customized splash pages communicate the company’s Internet access policy and other warnings

Blue Coat Sitereview is an online tool that enables Blue Coat WebFilter administrators and end users to verify if a site is included in the Blue Coat WebFilter database and suggest alternative categorizations for the URLs in question.

To use Blue Coat Sitereview, simply enter the URL in question and then click "Submit". Sitereview provides the following:

• An indication of whether the submitted URL is in the Blue Coat WebFilter database.
• Confirmation of the category under which the URL is listed.
• Ability to suggest a different category, or enter a new category, for the URL.
• Ability to learn more about your Internet Use Policy.