Netsweeper Products

Netsweeper provides Internet content filtering and web threat management solutions and services that protect Internet users from inappropriate and destructive web content while at that same time, enable IT managers to protect networks from malicious attacks and their organizations from legal liability risks.

Internet Content Filtering
Best known for our real-time, web content categorization engine and flexible web-based administration tools, Netsweeper puts Internet access control into the hands of the IT managers. Blocking and filtering inappropriate content, viruses, malware, malicious code and bandwidth consuming applications ensures users are safe and productive, while at the same time, the network remains secure and performing as expected.

Web Security
Embedded into Netsweeper’s real-time content categorization engines is a complete suite of technologies designed to identify zero-hour and known web-borne threats such as viruses, malware, phishing scams and other forms of malicious code at the Web gateway. For more information on Netsweeper’s web security technologies, please review our paper on the Evolution of Web Security.

Application Management
In addition to categorizing and filtering web content, Netsweeper has been designed to identify and inspect Internet applications at the packet level. Doing so enables IT administrators to mitigate the risk of data leakage and to control high-bandwidth usage.

Mobile Device Protection
With mobile communication on trending skyward, the use of laptops, netbooks and smartphones is becoming ever more prevalent. Being web enabled, these devices are also prone to malicious attacks by web-borne threats. Further, IT managers must responsible for their roaming device inventory must also be conscious of web usage patterns of their users, whether they are students or employees. Netsweeper’s mobile device software enables the enforcement of Acceptable User Policies (AUPs) regardless of where these devices access the Internet.

Student Mobile Management
An extension of our solutions for protecting mobile devices, Netsweeper is uniquely suited to protect students using school owned laptops both on and off the primary network. Restricting access to inappropriate and explicit content and other sites of non-educational value ensures students are safe online.

NS PROx Web Filter Appliance
The NS PROx Web Filter Appliance makes the implementation of Netsweeper’s premium Internet content filtering solutions easier than ever. With the suite of Netsweeper tools pre-imaged on the appliance and enough power to filter up to 10,000 users with the deployment of a single device, the NS PROx is likely the only hardware your organization will require.

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