Bloxx®, based in Scotland, is one such Internet filtering company who have developed technology allowing organisations to have better control over their employees, pupils, etc. use of the Internet.

What is DNS filtering and how does it work? In simplest terms, DNS transforms domain names into IP addresses, which internet users utilize to enter websites. Therefore, as its title implies, DNS ...

Web filtering is undoubtedly an essential when it comes to school cybersecurity. However, when the service is not set up correctly or a number of blocked categories is way too high, it starts to annoy ...

I’ve often written about the benefits of using Web filtering products and services, like those offered by Websense and OpenDNS. Over time, however, attackers have become smarter about ...

My previous outfit didn't do content filtering, but did enforce a "Web Reputation" screen via the client-side antivirus, which would block known-malicious URLs.

In one corner are the Web 2.0 tools—the relatively new blogs, wikis, discussion forums, and social-networking sites that are gaining popularity among teachers looking to connect with their ...

A secure web gateway is a web security service that is delivered on-premise or via the cloud for the purpose of checking and filtering unauthorized traffic from accessing a network.

Most institutions think web filtering is a bad idea, but that hard line softens when I explain how sensitive research can be conducted with web filtering in place and how web filtering can play a role ...