Web content filtering

The benefits of the Internet can quickly be overshadowed when employees access inappropriate or illegal content, exposing employers to legal liability.  Time spent accessing streaming media, shopping and playing games online are bad for both network performance and employee productivity.  Removing internet access is not an option; minimising its abuse is.

Protex
Protex is a comprehensive web content filtering solution for UK schools integrated with CACHEBOX.  Protex incorporates the award winning DansGuardian content filtering technology.  In conjunction with technology partners, ApplianSys has transformed this with additional functionality and services, to deliver a comprehensive filtering solution which ticks all the boxes:

• powerful - inappropriate material is duly filtered
• accurate – appropriate material remains available
• intuitive - easy and flexible deployment and management
• suitable for all deployments – from a point solution to a comprehensive WAN filtering solution in multi-site corporate and education environments
• outstanding value
  

 

 

Protex combines simplicity, via default user profiles, with the flexibility to tailor these filter settings locally on CACHEBOX.

Protex features which ensure powerful accurate filtering include:

• Intelligent algorithms assess the overall ‘theme’ of the page by using weighted key phrases.
• Profile based filtering allows users different levels of access to content and files, e.g.  Administrators can download executables, Help Desk staff can view pdfs
• Emergency block/unblock gives immediate control to IT or HR departments to allow or deny sites
• Intuitive web based interface allows remote administration from anywhere, anytime
• Extensive usage reporting make analysis easy
• Enforces Google’s “SafeSearch” on queries
• Stops unsuitable graphics from search engine ‘image searches’
• Automatic update to filtering engine

Some customers will obtain additional benefit, in terms of the power and accuracy of filtering, by opting to use all the features of the Protex service:

• The filtering update service ensures the filtering engine is routinely updated on an ongoing basis.
• An additional option is to leverage the whole population of Protex users in real-time.  Blocks raised by users can be applied across the whole Protex system (for customers who opt in to the system)
• The real-time monitoring & adjudication service allows users to appeal blocks, ensuring they are appropriate.

 

 

Network administrators can still maintain local filter settings, via their local CACHEBOX.