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Internet Filtering

ALSO CALLED: Web Filtering, WWW Filtering, and Filtering
DEFINITION: A Web filter is a program that can screen an incoming Web page to determine whether some or all of it should not be displayed to the user. The filter checks the origin or content of a Web page against a set of rules provided by company or person who has installed the Web filter. A Web  … 
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Anonymous Proxy: A Growing Trend in Internet Abuse, and How to Defeat It
sponsored by Bloxx, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The Internet is a marvelous tool, but it can also be a tremendous drain and a threat to our children. Tru-View Technology maximizes the positives and eliminates the negatives so that organizations can meet the challenges of an 8+ billion-page Internet.
Posted: 09 Sep 2008 | Published: 09 Sep 2008
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Benefits of Enterprise Instant Messaging
sponsored by CipherTrust, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the opportunities created by the use of IM, as well as some risks that must be managed in order for it to become a widely accepted business communications tool.
Posted: 28 Oct 2005 | Published: 24 Oct 2005
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Use or Abuse? Why Your Company Needs a Web Policy, by the Forsite Group
sponsored by 8e6 Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the role a well-defined Web-use policy can play in your organization, and the inherent need for a robust Web-use reporting tool.
Posted: 10 Feb 2005 | Published: 01 Nov 2004
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INTERNET FILTERING DEFINITION (continued): …  filter allows an enterprise or individual user to block out pages from Web sites that are likely to include objectionable advertising, pornographic content, spyware, viruses, and other objectionable content. Vendors of Web filters claim that their products will reduce recreational Internet surfing among employees and secure networks from Web-based threats.

Some Web filter products also provide reporting so that the installer can see what kind of traffic is being filtered … 
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