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Federal, state/provincial and local government bodies are reliant on the Internet to address and process citizen needs. However, providing unrestricted Internet access opens the door to an assortment of risks that could possibly impact the security and privacy of its constituents. Without properly managing employee Internet access and issuing an Internet usage policy, government bodies are vulnerable to Internet abuse which may result in lost productivity, network infection, legal liabilities, increased infrastructure costs and the loss of sensitive information.

Features & Benefits Provided by Netsweeper in Government

• Netsweeper's Internet content filtering and web threat management solutions are designed to provide protect government bodies from web-borne threats such as viruses, malware, phishing scams and other malicious applications that threaten the private nature of data resident on these networks.
• Preserve network bandwidth by shaping bandwidth usage and limiting Internet access to certain websites and application protocols such as IM, P2P, streaming media, games and remote access applications.
• Enable IT Managers to monitor, audit and control Internet access for all employees through use of a single, intuitive and centralized administration console.
• Increase employee productivity by restricting Internet access to sites that are designed for personal use.
• Avoid legal liability issues resulting from the accessing, downloading, saving or distributing of inappropriate or illegal content.
• Extend Internet Acceptable Use Policies beyond the network by managing laptops used remotely with Netsweeper's mobile filtering technology.

A recent trend gaining more traction each day is Government bodies taking more responsibility and controlling what information is available and being viewed on the Internet within their region or country. Taking control of this resource for the protection of the greater population is termed Lawful Interception. Implementing Netsweeper in the core of national, government owned Telcos enables legislative bodies to enforce safe and positive Internet environments.

To learn more about a Netsweeper's solutions for Government or Lawful Interception, please contact us at Sales or access our Request a Consultation form.