| Feature |
Benefit/Details |
| Dynamic Categorization |
Netsweeper’s millions of users worldwide generate more than 240 million web requests every hour, and the new URIs from among those are evaluated by our cloud-based categorization AIs and added continuously to our Master Categorization Name Servers which in turn provide those categorizations to our customers. |
| Zero Latency, Zero Risk |
Deployable out-of-band rather than inline, Netsweeper introduces no latency to authorized web traffic and will not take down your network if it slows or goes down. |
| Telco-grade scalability |
Netsweeper is trusted for filtering by demanding global telecommunications companies because of our uniquely scalable solutions. Increasing capacity is as simple as adding additional standard Intel servers to the deployment. |
| Web 2.0 Protection |
Netsweeper’s packet-level filtering addresses individual URIs, not just websites. This means that the mashups and embedded content in web pages can be categorized individually, rather than relying on the category of the aggregating page. |
| Granular Policy Control |
Netsweeper gives you granular control over filtering policies, permitting flexible and configurable policies based on users, groups, locations, time-of-day and other factors. |
| Web-Based Administration |
Netsweeper’s Web-based administration tools help you to manage the system from any location, helping you to be responsive to your users. |
| Delegation of Administration |
Netsweeper supports delegated administration, making it easier for you to manage your filtering by allowing configurable levels of admin functions and control to be delegated/distributed to system operators. |
| Keyword Blocking |
In addition to our dynamic categorization, Netsweeper also provides intelligent keyword blocking throughout the solution. |
| SSL and HTTPS filtering |
In addition to HTTP filtering, Netsweeper’s unique approach to encrypted traffic filtering enables fast and effective filtering without jeopardizing security certificates. |
| Directory Service Integrations |
Netsweeper integrates with directory services to transparently authenticate users for filtering. |
| Block Anonymous Proxies |
Netsweeper identifies and blocks more than 40,000 new proxy sites every day. |
| Detailed Reporting Options |
Standard reports include a range of information about the system, your users, performance and more. Netsweeper logging capabilities also easily integrate to other reporting engines. |
| SafeSearch Enforcement |
Netsweeper allows enforcement of SafeSearch capabilities across Google, Yahoo, Bing, YouTube, easysearch.org.uk, Metacrawler, excite.com, search.lycos.com, AOL, Dogpile, Hotbot, Alltheweb, ask.com and playaudiovideo.com. |
| Customizable Categories |
Netsweeper enables the master admin (or an assigned local administrator) to create custom categories and manage the URLs contained within (the custom categories). |
| Customizable Block Pages |
Netsweeper presents a “Site Blocked” deny page to a user requesting access to a website outside (the user’s) allowed filter settings. The deny page can include the reason (designated category) for the requested/denied website. Netsweeper also has a patent pending technology which can allows each category denied to present a separate “Site Blocked” page allow the implementation to present custom eSafety information that you define. |
