Select the Right Web Content Filter for a Large Enterprise
Select the Right Web Content Filter for a Large Enterprise Lock down web browsing, protect the business.
Your Challenge
* Traditional web content filters have fallen by the wayside to make room for products that actively scan website code, and prevent malware from getting to the corporate network.
* Picking the right web content filter must take the number of geographic locations, amount of bandwidth available, number of users, pricing model, reporting requirements and features needed into account.
* There are newer vendors breaking the mold, making old standbys like Websense and Cisco not always the obvious choice.Our Advice (Info-Tech –Research Group)
Critical Insight
* Newer web content filters, sometimes called secure web gateways, incorporate formerly disparate features that can help consolidate the IT infrastructure, like anti-malware and data leakage prevention technology.
* Not every web content filter is created equal. Many vendors forego building in any security features beyond traditional URL filtering.
* Geographically disperse locations should give serious consideration to on-demand/hosted solutions, given the ease of implementation and flexible pricing models.
Impact and Result
* Info-Tech’s framework for selecting a delivery method and shortlisting vendors will help you save time by ensuring you only evaluate the vendors that fit the organization’s web content filtering needs.
* Be sure to evaluate your shortlist hands-on. In a market where algorithms and reporting capabilities differ so much, the same feature from two or three different vendors may work very differently.
Get to Action *
1. Form a solid understanding of web content filters
To compile a list of features desired and vendors that fit.
o Storyboard: Select the Right Web Content Filter for a Large Enterprise
o Shortlist, Select and Deploy a Web Content Filter
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2. Evaluate delivery methods and vendors
To compile a shortlist of vendors whose products should be tested in-house.
o Web Content Filter Vendor Shortlist Tool for Large Enterprises
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3. Manually test web content filtering products
To find the best solution for the organization.
o Web Content Filter Evaluation Checklist
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4. Deploy an updated Internet Acceptable Use and Filtering Policy
To set clear expectations for end user behavior.
o Internet Acceptable Use and Filtering Policy
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