SurfControl Web Filter

SurfControl threat expertise. SurfControl monitors new and emerging Internet threats around-the-clock and around the globe to deliver up-to-date protection against today’s blended threats; no matter how they arrive.

Web security. SurfControl Web Filter extends security beyond URL filtering by allowing you to regulate what users can do over the Internet – to safeguard the full spectrum of legal, regulatory, productivity and resource risks.

SurfControl Mobile Filter. SurfControl Mobile Filter integrates seamlessly with SurfControl Web Filter to deploy content security and protection to all your users, regardless of where they are or how they connect to the Internet.

Flexible policy management. An intuitive, drag-and-drop rules engine allows you to set up highly granular policies in a number of minutes. Integration with your existing directory structure streamlines policy enforcement for all users – including mobile users.

Flexible content. By allowing you to create your own categories and threat definitions, Web Filter lets you enforce policies tailored to your own unique needs.

Visibility through reporting. Market-leading SurfControl Report Central provides unmatched visibility into internal and mobile Web usage and related threats, so technical staff and business managers alike can take control of Internet usage.

Options for every environment. SurfControl Web Filter can be delivered as integrated or standalone gateway software or as a gateway appliance so you can choose the platform that best fits your own environment and technology strategy.

Return on Investment. A single base subscription to the Internet Threat Database covers millions of blended threats in areas that have traditionally existed only in separate e-mail or desktop protection, such as spam URLs and spyware – as well as tools for on-the-fly categorization – with no hidden costs.

• Internet Threat Database – features 54 focused categories and over 20 million URLs, including international and multi-cultural content, backed by threat experts with native language and cultural expertise. Continuous updates are delivered automatically.
• Virtual Control Agent – enables you to implement effective policy rules customized to the unique needs of your organization, with dynamic categorization of unknown websites.

Web security. Perform Web virus blocking, protect against IM/P2P usage, regulate bandwidth, block or limit specified downloads and much more.

• In-line virus scanning – prevents hackers from using Web-based viruses to disrupt your organization or steal corporate data.
• Selective IM blocking – protects data, productivity and regulatory compliance by blocking IM sessions based on your own rules for users, time of day, protocol and more.
• Peer-to-peer control – blocks unapproved P2P sessions and provides granular control over inbound and outbound file content, including mp3, .exe, .zip and other file types.

SurfControl Mobile Filter. Extend Web filtering to your remote PC and laptop users with this add-on option or stand-alone Web filtering solution.

• Simple deployment – no particular connection method or VPN is required.
• Comprehensive policy enforcement – your acceptable use policy can be enforced uniformly regardless of how a user connects to the Internet – via wireless hot-spot, broadband connection or dial-up.

• Ease of use – with drag-and-drop rule creation, one-click rule activation and rule sharing to make policy enforcement both easy and effective.
• Granular control – using Rules Administrator, filtering can be customized by time of day, browse time or bandwidth allowance to meet the needs of different users and groups specified using Active Directory, eDirectory (Novell NDS), IP Address/ranges, MAC Address or Host names
• Minimal administration – through automatic scheduling of reports as well as maintenance and updates to the Internet Threat Database.

Flexible Content. Customize your protection to fit your business and your network environment.

• Local control – change the way SurfControl Web Filter categorizes any URL or domain to match your needs, block ports or protocols or filter specific file types – changes are simple to make and not overridden by updates to the Internet Threat Database.
• Dynamic real-time analysis – Virtual Control Agent uses both content and the context of English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch material to analyze and categorize new websites your users visit – a more accurate approach than relying on keywords alone.
• Company and Intranet Category – Automatically identifies internal IP addresses to distinguish between visits to internal or company sites and external surfing.

Visibility through reporting. Gain an accurate picture of your organization’s Internet risks – and implement simple rules to minimize their impact on your network and your business.

• Report Central dashboard – designated managers have instant access to key Web usage indicators such as summary and trend data, total hits and bandwidth by day, Top 10 protocols and categories and more.
• Drill-Down Manager – explore Web usage through an unlimited number of dynamically generated reports in graph or chart form, sorted by date, user, groups, categories, protocols and sites.
• Report Manager – choose from 60+ built-in report templates and select criteria such as user, group, time, date, category, site, or protocol. Multiple report file format options, multiple report delivery mechanisms and delegated access to specific reports aid distribution.

Options for every environment. SurfControl Web Filter offers multiple layers of protection to defend customers against the existing and emerging threats of the Internet.

• Comprehensive Filtering – SurfControl Web Filter for Citrix and SurfControl Mobile Filter extend Web filtering protection to mobile and remote users outside of the LAN.
• Multiple form factors – available as standalone gateway software or as gateway software tightly integrated with Microsoft ISA Server; integrated with leading security appliance vendors like Juniper, Finjan, Borderware, Watchguard and Celestix.

Return on Investment. Implement comprehensive Web filtering and reporting quickly and easily for cost-effective protection.

• Internet Threat Database – subscription includes every essential Web filtering category, including those that have traditionally existed only in separate e-mail or desktop protection databases, such as spam URLs, phishing, and spyware – at no extra cost.
• SurfControl Report Central – provides complete visibility with no additional reporting tools needed.
• Rules Administrator – makes comprehensive, customized policy setup fast, simple and effective.
• Bandwidth prioritization – ensures business-based browsing gets priority access to the Web.
• Multiple, customizable deny pages – educate and warn users about their Internet violations on a rule-by-rule basis.
• Customizable e-mail notifications – of violations for each filtering rule
• User and site monitor – to understand, without running lengthy reports, browsing activity by user or for the organization as a whole.
• Real-time Monitor – equips you with an understanding of Internet traffic on your network, instantly and in real-time, so that if needed, remedial action can be taken swiftly.