What is Web Filtering?

What is Web Filtering?  Web filtering is software that controls or restricts a user’s access to content on the internet. It is also known as URL filtering, content filtering, and internet filtering.  There are two different ways to block access to websites — by category, or by URL. For example, you can block categories of websites such […]

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Netsweeper for Education: Student Protection for K-12 Schools

Netsweeper for Education: Student Protection for K-12 Schools IT professionals face a major dilemma when choosing a content filter, especially if it’s for a BYOD environment. It needs to be capable of filtering different types of devices and operating systems, handle SSL decryption, granularly filter web content, provide detailed reports, and meet government requirements. In

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DNS Over HTTPS: Netsweeper’s DNS Filtering

DNS-over-HTTPS and Netsweeper Industry players such as Google and Mozilla (Firefox browser) are planning to implement DNS-over-HTTPS. This concerns organizations who filter illegal internet content like child sexual abuse imagery. The Internet Services Providers Association (ISPAUK) claimed that Mozilla plans to support DNS-over-HTTPS “in such a way as to bypass UK filtering obligations and parental

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How Netsweeper and Project Arachnid Tackle Online Child Exploitation

How Netsweeper and Project Arachnid Tackle Online Child Exploitation The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) launched Project Arachnid in January 2017 as a response to the proliferation of child sexual abuse material witnessed by Cybertip.ca. Project Arachnid plays an important part in eliminating online child exploitation by detecting known images and videos of child

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An Introduction to Netsweeper Content Filtering

An Introduction to Netsweeper Content Filtering Netsweeper provides industry leading carrier-grade web content filtering solutions, backed by years of research and development, and is designed to excel in complex and highly demanding network environments. The Netsweeper content filtering platform has been built with the perfect combination of functionality, scalability, and reliability. Available in unique deployment

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