Barracuda Networks Web Filter 210 Overview:
The Barracuda Web Filter is an integrated content
filtering, application blocking and malware protection
solution that is powerful, easy to use and affordable
for businesses of all sizes. It enforces Internet usage
policies by blocking access to Web sites and Internet
applications that are not related to business, and it
easily and completely eliminates spyware and other forms
of malware from your organization. No more productivity
loss trying to repair computers or make computers usable
again.
- Blocks access to Web sites based on domain,
URL pattern, or content category
- Blocks downloads based on file type
- Blocks applications that access the Internet,
including IM, music services, and software update
utilities
- Integrates with "safe search" filters built
into popular images search engines
- Provides integrated gateway and desktop spyware
protection
Powerful, Enterprise-Class Solution
The Barracuda Web Filter combines preventative, reactive,
and proactive measures to form a complete Web filtering
solution. Designed for the enterprise, the Barracuda
Web Filter enables you to set up custom policies for
particular user and groups across customizable time
ranges. The Barracuda Web Filter integrates with popular
LDAP directory servers, such as Microsoft Active Directory,
for both authentication and group membership information
on which to apply custom policies. Sample uses of group
policies include:
- Restricting access to job board Web sites to
only the Human Resources group
- Defining separate policies for teachers and
students at a school
- Enabling compliance officers unrestricted access
to the Web for investigation
- Providing external instant messaging (e.g.,
AIM) access only to specific users or groups
- Restricting personal Web browsing to non-working
hours
For organizations that do not utilize directory servers, policies can
be defined for unauthenticated users as a whole, locally defined users
and groups, or network IP address ranges.
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Best of Breed Spyware Protection
The Barracuda Web Filter employs a unique approach
to integrate gateway and desktop spyware protection
strategies. In providing Web security at the gateway,
the Barracuda Web Filter prevents new spyware and virus
infections as they attempt to penetrate the network.
In addition, the Barracuda Web Filter facilitates automatic
removal of spyware from previously infected Windows
computers with the included Barracuda Spyware Removal
Tool, an ActiveX control that can be served up automatically
upon detection of spyware protocol activity (i.e., “phoning
home.”) By adaptively targeting those machines that
are infected, the Barracuda Web Filter provides widespread
protection and removal without requiring preloaded client
software on every machine on the network.
Easy to Use
With no client software to install and no modifications
required to your network, the Barracuda Web Filter is
easy to deploy. It has an intuitive user interface for
maintenance and monitoring, making it a virtually maintenance-free
solution. Even system updates are made automatically
by Barracuda Central, an advanced 24/7 security operations
center where engineers work continuously to catalog
sites used in personal Web browsing and to provide the
most effective methods to combat the ever changing spyware
variants. Updates are performed hourly so that your
Barracuda Web Filter can provide ongoing enforcement
of your Internet usage policy and protection of your
network.
Affordable
Large and small organizations alike demand solutions
that are affordable not just today, but also in the
future as they grow. With no per user license fee, the
Barracuda Web Filter is the most affordable content
filtering, application blocking, and anti-spyware solution
available. |
