Now you can easily monitor, set and enforce your own web usage policy with our Web Filter application - without the hassles of outsourcing it. Whether you want to use our blocklists or set your own policies for hosts, domains and files types, you can block access to inappropriate sites. Reporting enables you to view a big picture of the kind of web browsing behavior occurring on your network.
According to an industry study, at least 90 percent of large enterprises and 50 percent of small companies in the United States now monitor and filter their employees’ Internet access. The primary reasons companies use Internet filtering and monitoring are to block inappropriate content (44%), control productivity (32%) and preserve network bandwidth (23%).
Open Source and free under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Categories update automatically
Add your own URLs and file types to block, log, or pass
No proxy settings required
Local database ensures fast web browsing
Reporting and event logs help monitor web browsing behavior
Set time and user-based policies (e.g. allow shopping during lunch and outside business hours)
Pass, Block, and Logging options for all categories, such as porn, gambling and social networking sites like Facebook