Mcafee web protection is a web security solution that includes an onpremises secure web gateway and saasbased web security delivered from the cloud. Press releases k9 web protection free internet filter and. Blue coat packetshaper is a cloudconnected network management appliance that combines onbox application discovery with web content and web threat visibility powered by blue coat webpulse. Mar 10, 2014 as far as we can tell, the united arab emirates, as mentioned in our previous report on smartfilter, is using blue coats hardware and software, but filtering websites on smartfilters list. Okviz does not collect or use any personal data through the software he provides and this visual only receives data from the microsoft power bi service. As with systems sold by companies like blue coat systems, smartfilter. All other trademarks contained in this document and in the software are the property of. He says the government regularly uploads lists of websites to block, including some political sites, to the countrys isps. Blue coat proxysg cisco content engine content engine network module computer associates etrust secure content manager computer associates etrust intrusion detection microsoft isa server 20002004 nortel acc nortel asf novell border manager novell volera execelerator xl crossbeam. Blue coat reporter has an entirely new interface, workflows, custom dashboard and reports. Mar 10, 2014 as a followup to our post about the number of sites miscategorized by smartfilter, our tests with blue coat show that miscategorization is not a problem limited to a single product. Exits configure smartfilter mode and returns to configure contentfilter mode.
The isp uses blue coat and mcafee smartfilter technology to execute. Sidebyside comparison of blue coat and palo alto networks globalprotect. Product data blue coat sf24992yr firewall software sf. San francisco blue coat systems seemed poised to begin life as a public company, after selling itself to a private equity firm last year now, the cybersecurity software. The following is the list of countries of interest in which blue coat devices were located. Education and the internet states that schools as well should be rightfully concerned about inappropriate content sex, obscenity and pornography, hate speech, criminal skills and gambling. Bcsi, the leader in wan application delivery and secure web gateway, today announced the beta release of the next version of its awardwinning k9 web protection internet filtering software. Nov 04, 2003 to solve the problem, the university deployed the blue coat secure proxy appliance with secure computing smartfilter software to protect against web viruses, malicious code and inappropriate content. Bluecoat software finplan software for financial advisers. Citizen lab research on blue coat cited in article on censorship in syria.
It says 97 percent of fortune 500 companies use its systems, as do many major banks and u. Lessons on censorship from syrias internet filter machines. Summary analysis of blue coat countries of interest citizen lab. Dark trade in webcensoring tools exposed by pakistan. Prominent uk university deploys blue coat and secure. Symantec enterprise security learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements learn about the latest support portal enhancements. Jun 14, 2012 blue coat proxysg issues upgrading sgos from 5. Blue coat webfilter, a powerful onproxy web filtering solution, helps enterprises and service providers protect users and networks from threats. Socket connection error while downloading the content database. Blue coat offers solutions that provide the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. Firms including intels mcafee, blue coat, palo alto networks. In the one country where the product was being used for statewide internet filtering, the united arab emirates, the blue coat software was being used in conjunction with smartfilters blacklist, so the sites that are misblocked by blue coat are not blocked in that country unless of course they also happen to be misblocked by smartfilter. Sites wholly dedicated to the download of software for any type of computer or computing device whether for payment or at no charge.
Blue coat vs palo alto networks globalprotect competitor. Blue coat to sell itself to symantec, abandoning i. Administrators can also define websites manually to be in a certain category. Yemen, egypt and kuwait all rely on usmade equipment like those from blue coat or mcafees smartfilter software to perform filtering. Smartfilter will ensure years of troublefree operation and crystalclear water. Blue coat web filter, smartfilter, iwf and local database configuration. Mcafee smartfilter to blue coat webfilter migration guide. Obviously what an individual customer would do with a product once they acquire it is beyond our control, said a blue coat spokesperson. It says that its artificial intelligence software can filter the web in real. Copyright 19952020 symantec corporation, powered by opensource software. Blue coat k9 web protection to support mac os and provide enhanced user interface and expanded options for safe web search. Blue coat has installed more than 25,000 appliances worldwide. The citizen lab is pleased to announce the release of some devices wander by mistake. Blue coat is also the publisher of the awardwinning k9 web protection parental control software package.
An app for protecting kids online is growing popular with autocrats. To solve the problem, the university deployed the blue coat secure proxy appliance with secure computing smartfilter software to protect against web. Symantec customers click here to learn about your new portal experience. Use this command to view configuration details about the enabled content filters. Scur, a provider of secure connections between people, applications, and networks, have revealed that blue coats proxysg appliances support secure computings smartfilter url filtering database. Blue coat systems this week plans to roll out three new packages that are aimed at small and midsize businesses and bundle web content filtering software from websense. Aug 24, 2019 smartfilter is a growing cloudbased data management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Mar 28, 2005 a regexp builder to parse bluecoat log files. Nov 16, 2011 i am one of the cofounders of a small software company that we started recently. Secure computing acquired the smartfilter product line by purchasing webster network strategies, the producer of the webtrack product, in 1996. The acquisition included the domain name, which was eventually sold to the publishers of websters dictionary.
Mar 31, 2011 batelco, bahrains main isp, filters the web using mcafee smartfilter software and blue coat technology, according to ali aburomman, who works on the network team. Regexplogbluecoat a regexp builder to parse bluecoat log. Regexplogbluecoat a regexp builder to parse bluecoat. In the past, kuwaiti isps have reportedly used smartfilter and.
Because a separate server is not required, smartfilter on the blue coat appliance is also significantly less. Extend webfilter with blue coat reporter to provide visibility and governance verification of web filtering policies. Blue coat is a big player in the web security and filtering business. Some sites that blue coat blocks under pornography. Blue coat market share and competitor report compare to blue. So from there i went off to check the firewall logs and verified that nothing has changed with them, and that the connections are making it out of. Smartfilter swimming pool filtration with microban blue. All right, title and interest in and to the software and documenta tion are and shall remain the exclusive property of blue coat systems, in c. Bcsi, a provider of proxy appliances, and secure computing corporation nasdaq. Dark trade in webcensoring tools exposed by pakistan plan. As a followup to our post about the number of sites miscategorized by smartfilter, our tests with blue coat show that miscategorization is not a. The customer serial number assigned you by smartfilter. In the one country where the product was being used for statewide internet filtering, the united arab emirates, the blue coat software was being used in conjunction with smartfilter s blacklist, so the sites that are misblocked by blue coat are not blocked in that country unless of course they also happen to be misblocked by smartfilter. Blue coat partners with alsi for onproxy url filtering in japan.
The isp uses blue coat and mcafee smartfilter technology to. When combined with symantec secure web gateway, including blue coat proxysg, you have the most accurate and granular web application control policy. Mar 20, 2012 dark trade in webcensoring tools exposed by pakistan plan. Test rating this is a symantec webfilter test rating page categorized as software downloads. Performance of up to 10b log lines for over 150,000 users using an optimized custom database. We do have digicert code certificate on our new website code and we are now installing the ssl certificate. Smartfilter version 4the smartfilter license key is now required if you use. Provide up to 6 12 months of service before its highcapacity cartridge needs cleaningdepending on filter size, pool use, and backyard conditions. Smartfilter article about smartfilter by the free dictionary. Secure web smartfilter edu, formerly known as bess, is a brand of contentcontrol software made by secure computing corporation, which acquired maker n2h2 in 2003. To address the growing need for protection against increasing exposure to blue light and uv, essilor, the leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses, is introducing eye protect system, a lens innovation making eye protection more accessible to everyone. Mar 28, 2011 the software used by autocratic regimes is often made in california. Product data blue coat sf500099993yr firewall software sf.
Smartfilter examined smartfilter, from secure computing corporation, was originally designed for the corporate environment, but secure computings white paper. Blue coat software allows blocking, control of mobile apps. Using this help system cacheflow appliance software version. Scur, a provider of secure connections between people, applications, and networks, have revealed that blue coat s proxysg appliances support secure computings smartfilter url filtering database. A plan by pakistan for a webfiltering project prompts u.
Blue coat market share and competitor report compare to. Therefore, the only sites in our list above that were blocked in the united arab emirates are the sites that are also categorized as pornography. Click here for details on actions you may need to take. Enigma logic merged with secure computing corporation in 1996. Us products help block mideast web yaleglobal online. Though bluecoat supports smartfilter, websense and others. Firms including intels mcafee, blue coat, palo alto networks, websense provide software used for censorship to middle east govts. Select configuration content filtering smartfilter. See how many websites are using blue coat vs palo alto networks globalprotect and view adoption trends over time. The software used by autocratic regimes is often made in california. All our customers using ie are receiving the smartfilter warning that we are unpublished and that software download could be harmful. As a followup to our post about the number of sites miscategorized by smartfilter, our tests with blue coat show that miscategorization is not a problem limited to a single product.
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