Network Security: Internet Content Filtering Primer
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Lots of companies employ some sort of Internet firewall, but schools have a unique obligation to provide more extensive Internet content filtering on their student-use workstations. Content filtering can be applied in a variety of methodologies, and most content filtering technologies use a combination of multiple methodologies. Content filtering may be used to block access to pornography, games, shopping, advertising, email/chat, or file transfers, or to Websites that provide information about hatred/intolerance, weapons, drugs, gambling, etc.