Safe Browsing
It is increasingly common for hackers and identity thieves target schools, teachers, and students. Malevolent websites laden with spyware, malware, or impersonating legitimate websites in order to steal username/ password credentials and identities are frequently targeted directly at children. eSoft protects schools from thousands of new malicious websites of this nature every day.
Easy To Manage
eSoft's management interface is frequently complimented in the press for its ease of use and its ability to simplify sometimes complex security and network management tasks. School IT staff can concentrate on the bigger picture rather than wasting time trying to manage complex devices. Plus since eSoft's web filtering solution sits on an appliance, there is only one thing to manage with no compatibility issues to worry about.
“The web configuration interface is well laid out and is easy to follow.”
—Justin Peltier, SC Magazine
Comprehensive security
eSoft allows school and library administrators to completely protect their network from threats using one easily-managed appliance. eSoft will block viruses at the gateway, disallow instant messaging file transfers and block peer-to-peer downloads. eSoft also blocks access to malicious sites including phishing sites and sites that contain exploits, spyware, or viruses. eSoft provides the most comprehensive gateway security solution available for education.
Flexible policy settings
IT administrators may customize Internet usage policies by user and group. Teachers can have selected policies, students another set of policies, and administrators their own unique policies. With Active Directory integration, set up and ongoing administration is a snap. Additionally, the Web ThreatPak enforces safe search capabilities on major search engines such as Google.
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Reduced Legal Liability
Most schools at one time or another have had to deal with litigious parents upset about their childrens' activities at school. Schools may also be vulnerable to sexual harrassment lawsuits, lawsuits from companies who have tracked down illegal file sharing activities to a school's Internet presence, and more. By implementing eSoft's Web ThreatPak and blocking at-risk applications and website categories, schools can mitigate the risk of lawsuits.
Companies are responsible for providing safe work environments. Restricting inappropriate and Pornographic websites reduces company’s exposure to sexual harrassment lawsuits. Restricting access to sites that host pirated material also reduces legal
liability.
Conserve and manage expensive bandwidth
MP3s, streaming video, P2P applications, and online games require a great deal of bandwidth and can affect other students' ability to use the Internet for educational purposes. With eSoft, schools can block P2P applications as well as websites dedicated to streaming videos and music. On the InstaGate, eSoft's firewall appliance, administrators can setup QoS policies to prioritize bandwidth usage on a per-computer or per-application basis. Plus, common web pages and graphics are cached to speed up web surfing and further decrease bandwidth usage.
Award-Winning Reporting with ThreatMonitor
In an educational environment, administrators must be aware of what is going on on the network. eSoft's ThreatMonitor provides the best single screen overview of your network in the industry. Plus eSoft's Intrusion Prevention scans traffic inside the network as well as outside with unique detection abilities of bot and worm infections on the network.
“[ThreatMonitor is a] one-stop shop for all that is going on in the network environment.”
—Peter Stephenson, SC Magazine
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