Why Restrict Internet Access With BrowseControl?
Content filtering with BrowseControl gives you full control over the internet and application usage in your organization.
Enforce Acceptable Use Policies
- Redirect users from blocked websites to your internet use policy
- Prevent access to websites with pornographic, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate content
- Combine BrowseControl with BrowseReporter to get alerts of policy violations
Improve Productivity
- Block distracting and inappropriate websites to keep your users focused on their tasks
- Schedule unique web restriction policies to provide greater web access during breaks
- Apply different policies for each user, computer, or group to avoid web access bottlenecks
Protect Against Web Security Threats
- Block file downloads such as executables, zipped files, and videos from HTTP sites
- Close unused and high-risk network ports to reduce the attack surface of your network
- Block malicious and high-risk websites with our frequently updated category filtering database
Prevent Data Theft & Leakage
- Block unsanctioned cloud storage apps and sites to prevent employee data theft
- Block ports used for FTP, SCP, SFTP, etc. to prevent data from leaving the network
- Block other potential data egress points such as personal email platforms, social media, etc
Increase Internet Speed
- Block Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other unproductive bandwidth hogs
- Reduce unproductive internet usage to ensure bandwidth availability for work tasks
- Selectively allow access to high-bandwidth sites on an as-needed basis.
Meet Compliance Requirements
- Block access to inappropriate websites to meet CIPA compliance requirements
- Block high-risk websites as a technical safeguard for HIPAA and other security requirements
- Prevent software piracy in the workplace by blocking access to P2P file sharing sites
Manage Remote Devices
Control internet access no matter where your users or devices are
- Use the offsite mode to continue restricting internet access when devices leave the network
- Remotely manage internet access control policies through the web-based central management console
- Updates to internet restriction policies will sync with offsite devices once they reconnect to the server