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How Smar tFilter for the Blue Coat Por t 80
Security Appliance works
Security Appliance works
Organizational policy makers simply point and
click their Web access policies into the Port 80
Security Appliance. All Web page requests are then
checked against this policy using the SmartFilter
Control List of pre-categorized Web page URLs
(gambling, sex, MP3 download, etc.) stored locally
on the Port 80 Security Appliance. Web page
requests can be allowed, denied, or simply logged
for later review by management in one of
SmartFilter’s many useful reports.
click their Web access policies into the Port 80
Security Appliance. All Web page requests are then
checked against this policy using the SmartFilter
Control List of pre-categorized Web page URLs
(gambling, sex, MP3 download, etc.) stored locally
on the Port 80 Security Appliance. Web page
requests can be allowed, denied, or simply logged
for later review by management in one of
SmartFilter’s many useful reports.
The highly accurate SmartFilter Control List
consists of millions of URLs, divided into 30
different content categories. Organizations can
customize their locally stored SmartFilter Control
List by adding categories and sites, or exempting
sites from the standard list that is built and
maintained by Secure Computing. The SmartFilter
list-update-service offered by Blue Coat is an
annual subscription available in one- or two-year
terms. Ordering SmartFilter with Blue Coat is
extremely easy, just add one additional line-item to
the Blue Coat purchase order.
different content categories. Organizations can
customize their locally stored SmartFilter Control
List by adding categories and sites, or exempting
sites from the standard list that is built and
maintained by Secure Computing. The SmartFilter
list-update-service offered by Blue Coat is an
annual subscription available in one- or two-year
terms. Ordering SmartFilter with Blue Coat is
extremely easy, just add one additional line-item to
the Blue Coat purchase order.
S m a r t F i l t e r — a n O n - B o x s o l u t i o n
In an environment where caching is deployed, the
most logical place to implement Web filtering is
directly on the caching appliance. SmartFilter ships
On-Box (pre-installed) with the Blue Coat Port 80
Security Appliance. SmartFilter is activated with a
simple process through the Port 80 Security
Appliance setup GUI.
most logical place to implement Web filtering is
directly on the caching appliance. SmartFilter ships
On-Box (pre-installed) with the Blue Coat Port 80
Security Appliance. SmartFilter is activated with a
simple process through the Port 80 Security
Appliance setup GUI.
Compared to competing off-box solutions,
which require a separate server to host the filtering
application, SmartFilter is incredibly easy to set up,
requires no additional hardware or software to
manage, introduces zero additional traffic on the
network, and can provide the fastest filtering
response times technically attainable. Because a
separate server is not required, SmartFilter on the
Blue Coat Appliance is also significantly less
expensive to purchase and delivers an industry-
leading total cost of ownership (TCO).
application, SmartFilter is incredibly easy to set up,
requires no additional hardware or software to
manage, introduces zero additional traffic on the
network, and can provide the fastest filtering
response times technically attainable. Because a
separate server is not required, SmartFilter on the
Blue Coat Appliance is also significantly less
expensive to purchase and delivers an industry-
leading total cost of ownership (TCO).
SmartFilter
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for
Blue Coat Systems
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Caching and filtering—a powerful combination
Enterprises face dual challenges when deploying
Internet access throughout their organizations:
the desire to quickly deliver increasingly rich
Web content to end users, while also enforcing
an Acceptable Use Policy in real time. These
objectives, plus fast, line-speed delivery of Web
content to end users—even while each browser
request is first checked against the Web policy—
can be achieved with the Blue Coat Port 80
Security Appliance. The Port 80 Security
Appliance, running SmartFilter
Internet access throughout their organizations:
the desire to quickly deliver increasingly rich
Web content to end users, while also enforcing
an Acceptable Use Policy in real time. These
objectives, plus fast, line-speed delivery of Web
content to end users—even while each browser
request is first checked against the Web policy—
can be achieved with the Blue Coat Port 80
Security Appliance. The Port 80 Security
Appliance, running SmartFilter
™
with On-Box
™
architecture, delivers a powerful combination—
caching and Web filtering with no delay.
caching and Web filtering with no delay.
Blue Coat Systems
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Port 80 Security Appliances
Growing use of the Web exposes organizations to
new security threats from Web viruses, hostile
mobile code, and inappropriate content—all of
which are capable of using HTTP, or Port 80, as an
“open door” into organizations. While firewalls
protect against packet-level applications, the Blue
Coat Port 80 Security Appliance represents the latest
in perimeter defense for securing and controlling
Web-based content and applications.
new security threats from Web viruses, hostile
mobile code, and inappropriate content—all of
which are capable of using HTTP, or Port 80, as an
“open door” into organizations. While firewalls
protect against packet-level applications, the Blue
Coat Port 80 Security Appliance represents the latest
in perimeter defense for securing and controlling
Web-based content and applications.
S m a r t F i l t e r
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O n - B o x
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U R L f i l t e r i n g
Expanding the horizon of any organization or
individual by offering uncontrolled access to
global information via the Internet, however
laudable, can also have a negative impact on
individuals’ work productivity, overall network
performance, and the bottom line. SmartFilter
URL filtering makes it easy for an organization to
define and implement a common set of Web
access privileges that can be applied as a policy to
be enforced at the Port 80 Security Appliance.
SmartFilter protects any organization from the
problems associated with uncontrolled Web
access while still empowering people with the
information needed for success.
individual by offering uncontrolled access to
global information via the Internet, however
laudable, can also have a negative impact on
individuals’ work productivity, overall network
performance, and the bottom line. SmartFilter
URL filtering makes it easy for an organization to
define and implement a common set of Web
access privileges that can be applied as a policy to
be enforced at the Port 80 Security Appliance.
SmartFilter protects any organization from the
problems associated with uncontrolled Web
access while still empowering people with the
information needed for success.
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Reduce bandwidth congestion and
control employee access to unproductive
Web content
control employee access to unproductive
Web content
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Minimize purchase price and adminis-
tration with a single-box solution
tration with a single-box solution
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Receive SmartFilter pre-installed with
Blue Coat Systems Port 80 Security
Appliance
Blue Coat Systems Port 80 Security
Appliance
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Enjoy easy activation
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Experience transparent filtering
performance
performance
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Speed content delivery
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Recapture wasted bandwidth
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Increase employee productivity
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Reduce legal liability exposure
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Block, allow, or simply report on
employee Web access
employee Web access
Web filtering directly from the
network edge
network edge