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Internet Filtering for Governments
Inappropriate staff activities are historically a very sensitive issue. People and
their actions are directly associated with the governing body's policies and credibility.
With so many people using government-supplied computers with Internet access, misuse
may feel like a ticking time bomb. Is it possible and practical to minimize or even
avoid the risk of Internet misuse?
Many governing bodies are faced with the same dilemma, whether national or small
not-for-profit in scope. With an Internet filter, they avoid significant exposure
to the urgency and pain of containing news of Internet abuse in their organization.
Solutions are available for public-use terminals, office staff, mobile computers,
regional offices, and entire networks.
IM2Filter's filtering technology provides the level of protection and control necessary
for a public facing organization. With its on demand categorization, support for
mobile computers, and record keeping, you have found a practical solution to manage
Internet filtering.
Logging and Reporting
Internet and computer security tools need to be appropriate and diligent. To achieve
this, events must be routinely logged, allowing subsequent reporting on activity.
The ability to rely on historical data in order to identify trends or to support
an action is critical, especially so in a government environment. A system that
filters well but has poor reporting will leave you feeling that you have half a
solution.
It is not uncommon to receive requests from customers or even law enforcement agencies
to assist with generating or confirm customer-run reports dealing with specific
instances of Internet abuse. In these cases, there are often three factors to consider
to support the allegation: clear demonstration of an individual’s activity, demonstration
of the general populace's activity in comparison, and integrity of the log files
generating the data. While users expect this level of data, they are also concerned
about required disk space, ability to archive and delete, and the ability to choose
and customize daily, weekly, and monthly reports to what is needed, not just to
fill up email inboxes with useless reports.
The IM2Filter Reporter Server, included in all systems, logs all events in a compact
but data rich format. Administrators can choose their balance of disk space to days
kept of data. Standard reports are available as well as a wizard to generate custom
or on demand reports. Data is logged in a industry standard format allowing data
mining for those situations needing it. You can rest easy, knowing the data you
may need to support the filtering activities is available.
Flexibility and Cost of Deployment
In a situation where the ratio of funds spent on administration and on actual programs
is important, cost of deployment is a key issue. Flexibility to meet the specific
network architecture and to work with existing hardware is a real concern.
For many government agencies and public organizations, Internet filtering has become
a necessity. A necessity that, if left unchecked, can become an unmanageable expense
due to administrative overhead. The ease of integrating an Internet filter into
your environment is an essential consideration when weighing costs. Do you want
an ongoing project or a solution that just works?
Rarely have we run across a network that did not include some sort of unique consideration:
hardware restrictions, internal applications, regulations or standards, and user
authentication, to name just a few. As a result, IM2Filter's filtering products
were designed for maximum flexibility, which also allows us to boast one of the
lowest deployment costs. Get the Internet security you need while minimizing administrative
costs.
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