| There's a good percentage of office workers | | | | online functionalities such as e-mail and instant |
| connected to the Internet without any good reason | | | | messaging. |
| to be so. Most of them engage in activities that are | | | | On the other hand, content filtering not only stops |
| not related their jobs such as gaming, social | | | | the user's entry into malicious sites that can seriously |
| networking and sometimes, online pornography. At | | | | compromise his system's security. This technology |
| present, there are already innumerable sites that | | | | also blocks download of harmful software and guards |
| offer significant risk to the security of the computers | | | | against those who may attempt to take advantage |
| that connect to them. Definitely, there is a need to | | | | of or exploit the user's system's weaknesses or |
| filter content entering a user's system each time he | | | | vulnerabilities. Furthermore, it restricts email and |
| connects to high-risk sites. | | | | instant messaging, thus, offering added protection. |
| It is not very pleasing to know that most companies | | | | Content filtering gives you total control of your |
| provide their employees with the best Internet | | | | computer and your network so can be assured that |
| service in the hope of making them more useful or | | | | whoever tries to access whatever page, protection |
| effective in their jobs. Unfortunately, this privilege is | | | | from harmful online elements may be ensured. |
| very much abused and if there's one positive thing | | | | There is no doubt about the fact that web filtering |
| that has come out of the scenario, it's the fact that | | | | has become an indispensable tool for those who |
| companies are beginning to realize the value of their | | | | simply can't afford to risk their computer's or |
| Internet security. It is not even an option to stop | | | | network's security. This is because there are simply |
| providing Internet access to employees because this | | | | too many unscrupulous entities online that are waiting |
| would seriously restrict their level productivity. | | | | for the first opportunity to wreak havoc on any |
| Some companies implement a site blocking program in | | | | unguarded computer on the network and also to |
| order to restrict visits to sites that are considered | | | | advance their own selfish intentions such as stealing |
| unsafe. However, risking a computer's or network's | | | | credit card information and other details that are |
| Internet security goes beyond visiting unsafe sites | | | | better left personal. |
| and can now involve simple desktop, email and | | | | Content filtering is, of course, just one of the ways |
| messaging applications being risk sources. Site blocking | | | | to secure a network and a computer. One may also |
| works by directing all web page requests made by | | | | want to explore using an IP changing program which |
| the user to a firewall, proxy service or caching to | | | | is basically a software that allows users to travel |
| assess whether or not the site is safe, but it does | | | | around the Internet without being detected. |
| not guard against risks that are present in other | | | | |