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Browse this section for news and tips regarding URL filtering and content filtering and security.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (11) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (19) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (3) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (3) , WEBCASTS (2) , DEFINITIONS (2)

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Integrated content filtering
TIP - Learn what fundamental questions you should ask when evaluating content-filtering solutions for your enterprise.
The pros and cons of application firewalls
EXPERT ANSWER - Why is it that positive model application (layer 7) firewalls are NOT the default option?
IP cloaking becoming a business necessity
ARTICLE - Just by browsing your competitor's site, you might be giving away your company's most guarded secrets. Experts offer advice for countering the subterfuge and keeping secrets safe.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 11
Web security gateways meet rising malware threats
SearchSecurity.com | 12 Jul 2007
ARTICLE - Web security gateways combine layered defense against the rising tide of Web-based malware with URL filtering and application control.
Mozilla fixes nearly two dozen Firefox flaws
SearchSecurity.com | 14 Apr 2006
ARTICLE - The digital underground could exploit the vulnerabilities to bypass security restrictions, tamper with sensitive data or conduct cross-site scripting and phishing attacks.
Review: Lucid Security's ipAngel far beyond standard IPS fare
Information Security magazine | 10 Feb 2006
ARTICLE - Review: ipAngel is a cleverly integrated package that will help stop exploits at your perimeter and assess the security of your network.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 19
URL FILTERING EXPERTS
Michael Cobb
Founder and Managing Director, Cobweb Applications Ltd.
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Can watching online videos present enterprise security risks?
08 Jun 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - In this SearchSecurity.com Q&A, security expert Mike Rothman unveils what security risks, if any, are presented by Internet video and radio.
How can hackers bypass proxy servers?
09 Apr 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Hackers are bypassing proxy servers all the time and doing so for a variety of reasons. In this SearchSecurity.com expert Q&A, Ed Skoudis points out the holes in your protective filtering tools.
What are the best ways to block proxy server sites?
29 Mar 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Proxy services allow employees to view unauthorized content, but the proxies themselves and the sites that list them are tricky to detect. In this SearchSecurity.com Q&A, identity management and access control expert Joel ...
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 3
Gaining access using application and operating system attacks
Prentice Hall | 23 Dec 2005
BOOK CHAPTER - An excerpt from Chapter 7 of Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses, Second Edition, by Ed Skoudis and Tom Liston.
Web Security School Lesson 3
SearchSecurity.com | 05 Jun 2005
SECURITY SCHOOL - In Lesson 3 of Web Security School, Michael Cobb teaches you how to plan and implement Web directory structures and permissions, and manage secure Web development. Also, a primer on secure coding and data management, and ...
Web Security School Lesson 1
SearchSecurity.com | 05 Jun 2005
SECURITY SCHOOL - Learn how to plan and perform a secure installation of your Web server's operating system and services.
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 3
Web security gateways keep Web-based malware at bay
Information Security Magazine | 01 Apr 2008
FEATURES - Web Security Gateways - A new breed of integrated technology takes Web-based malware off the menu.
At Your Service
Information Security Magazine | 01 Nov 2006
HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS -
Content Filtering
Information Security Magazine | 07 Jan 2005
HOT PICK & PRODUCT REVIEWS - Websense's Enterprise 5.5
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2
Securing your network from inbound and outbound threats - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   15 MAR 2005, 14:00 EST (19:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Join experts from Secure Computing and AECOM , as they review a case study of deploying strong authentication and Web filtering to protect from multiple inbound and outbound security threats.
Simplify Your Security Decision - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   05 OCT 2004, 12:00 EDT (16:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Today's security threats are more sophisticated, frequent and dangerous than ever before. Traditional antivirus and firewall point products are no longer capable of providing adequate protection. Learn how to simplify this decision with a unified, proactive approach to internet security.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
Web filter
31 May 2005
WORD - A Web filter is a program that can screen an incoming Web page to determine whether some or all of it should not be displayed to the user. The filter checks the origin or content of a Web page against a set of rules provided ...
content filtering
13 Nov 2002
WORD - On the Internet, content filtering (also known as information filtering) is the use of a program to screen and exclude from access or availability Web pages or e-mail that is deemed objectionable. Content filtering is used ...
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to URL Filtering: 
Browser Security, Web Application Security (Also see Web Access Control), Web Services Security and SOA Security, Mobile Code (Active X, JavaScript), Web Server Security, SSL & TLS


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