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DNS Over HTTPS: Netsweeper’s DNS Filtering

August 15, 2019

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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The Problem with GDP Metrics in the New World Economy

August 1, 2019

You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure – The Problem with GDP Metrics in the New World Economy Perry Roach, CEO of Netsweeper and Economics Graduate of the University of Western Ontario The current method of calculating GDP is inherently flawed. The anonymity and globalization of what was once a clear concise market, easy to

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How Netsweeper and Project Arachnid Tackle Online Child Exploitation

July 25, 2019

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

July 18, 2019

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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How to Manage the Spread of Online Content During Crisis Events

July 9, 2019

How to Manage the Spread of Content During Online Crisis Events G20 government leaders at the June 2019 Japan Summit have agreed to look at implementing an Internet content blocking system for online crisis events. What does this mean and how do we execute this in each country and connect the world in real time?

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How to Setup a Managed Access Program for BYOD Devices

June 27, 2019

How to Setup a Managed Access Program for BYOD Devices – Part 4 When deciding how to manage BYOD devices on your school network, many challenges come to mind. We’ve spoken over the last couple of weeks about setting up captive portals and using a dedicated Wi-Fi network, but both solutions come with several technical considerations that may

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How to Setup a Captive Portal for BYOD Devices

June 20, 2019

How to Setup a Captive Portal for BYOD Devices – Part 3 Setting up a captive portal can be an effective way to filter and manage BYOD devices. This technique is useful when a BYOD device is not managed by a domain controller, but you still want to identify the student, and apply their specific

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How to Setup a Dedicated Wi-Fi Network for BYOD

June 13, 2019

How to Setup a Dedicated Wi-Fi Network for BYOD – Part 2 Do you ever install an Internet filter and then wonder what happened? It feels like its only been a day after installation…and you feel disappointed. A crafty student has already found a new way of bypassing the Internet filter by refrerename.shing YouTube 5

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How to Filter BYOD Without Losing Your Sanity

June 6, 2019

How to Filter BYOD Without Losing Your Sanity – Part 1 It’s the start of a new school year, and just when you think all your preparations are complete, you’re told that your school district will support students bringing their own devices into the classroom. You post your situation on IT forums. You scour

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What Do I Look for in a CIPA Compliant Content Filter?

May 30, 2019

What is CIPA? CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) is a bill enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 due to growing concerns over the inappropriate content that children have access to online. It is essential to comply with CIPA to not only safeguard children from harmful or obscene content, but to also qualify for

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How to Use SSL Decryption to Boost Network Security

May 23, 2019

How to Use SSL Decryption to Boost Network Security SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protects electronic information, such as sensitive data from cyber criminals by encrypting it. A website that has an SSL certificate has an encrypted connection, otherwise known as HTTPS. According to Google’s Transparency Report, it is estimated that over 90% of the world’s

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What You Need to Know About Digital Self-Harm

March 27, 2019

What You Need to Know About Digital Self-Harm A disturbing new phenomenon has made itself known – digital self-harm. Justin Patchin and Sameer Hinduja, scholars and co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center, describe digital self-harm as the “anonymous online posting, sending or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about oneself.” Students who participate in digital self-harm

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