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DEFINITION: Censorware is a term used pejoratively to describe software that filters out undesirable Web sites or content. Examples include Cybersitter, N2H2, Netnanny, Surfwatch, and Wisechoice. This kind of software is designed to restrict an individual's ability to send or receive certain types of information, and for that reason its use (in public libraries, for example) is a contentious issue. Organizations  … 
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Application Whitelisting: Enhancing Host Security
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT: This paper explains how whitelisting (accepting only applications and behaviors that are on the approved list and denying everything else) provides a lighter, more agile alternative to blacklisting as a means to protect networks and end points.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


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ASSESSMENT TOOL: This network-based scanning utility provides comprehensive visibility into the IT environment through in-depth scans and the automated discovery of all assets, both managed and unmanaged. Scan up to 25 nodes.
Posted: 11 Mar 2009 | Published: 11 Mar 2009


Bitpipe Research Guide: Content and Knowledge Management
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RESOURCE CENTER: Content Management Systems give you the power to leverage company-wide knowledge assets for competitive advantage.
Posted: 27 Nov 2006 | Published: 27 Nov 2006

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INTERNET FILTERING SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) argue that the use of censorware conflicts with individual rights to freedom of expression and freedom of association, as mandated by the United States constitution. There are a number of problems with censorware, quite apart from the question of whether or not it infringes upon individual rights to access to information. Censorware blocks certain Web site categories and also uses language-based criteria to define undesirable content. Given the ambiguous nature of isolated parts of speech, words … 
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