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The Australian Federal Government is determined to force service providers such as ISPs and telecommunications carriers to take responsibility for the traffic that passes over their networks. iTnews charts the progress of the internet filtering trials as Government and industry collide over cyber-safety.

Iran to filter 'immoral' text messages

Iran to filter 'immoral' text messages

Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution gets tough on SMS users.
Staff Writers May 2 2007 11:28AM Telco/ISP
Review: SurfControl Web Filter

Review: SurfControl Web Filter

SurfControl is, arguably, the granddaddy of the web content filtering class. Supplied as software, this product requires its own server platform running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and SQLServer. Its straightforward drag-and-drop rules engine makes policy creation easy. However, deployment, setup, and configuration were a bit more demanding than for similar products.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Mar 5 2007 12:00AM Security
Review: BARRACUDA WEB FILTER

Review: BARRACUDA WEB FILTER

This product was one of the two best of those we reviewed. It is solid, easy to use and well documented. The Barracuda Web Filter blocks access to websites based on content, content category, domain or URL. Supplied as an appliance, this is an attractive proposition for the enterprise market, designed for simple administration and high throughput.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Feb 12 2007 5:00AM Security
Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft fixes phishing filter in Internet Explorer 7

Microsoft has issued a fix for its new phishing filter, which made its debut in the recently released Internet Explorer 7 (IE7).
Dan Kaplan Dec 19 2006 9:30AM Security
ISP to filter email for spam and viruses

ISP to filter email for spam and viruses

Internet For Business intros 'cloud level' service.
Andrew Charlesworth Nov 28 2006 10:00AM Telco/ISP
Pressure mounts on ISPs to filter email

Pressure mounts on ISPs to filter email

Providers should purge malware before it reaches inboxes.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 17 2006 12:36PM Security
Pressure mounts on ISPs to filter email

Pressure mounts on ISPs to filter email

Providers should purge malware before it reaches inboxes.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 17 2006 10:17AM Telco/ISP
ISPs urged to filter spam and phishing attacks

ISPs urged to filter spam and phishing attacks

Huge rise in malware should be tackled at the internet level, says security
firm.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 4 2006 10:06AM Telco/ISP
Review: SurfControl Web Filter

Review: SurfControl Web Filter

This venerable product is, as one would expect from one with its pedigree, fully loaded with features. As well as a full-service customizable URL filter, SurfControl contains an anti-spam agent, spyware shield, instant messaging and peer-to-peer shields, anti-virus, and games protection. The differences between this product and our Best Buys are minimal and we rate SurfControl highly recommended.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Apr 14 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: SurfControl Web Filter

Review: SurfControl Web Filter

SurfControl's Web Filter is, perhaps, the best known web filtering product on the market. We reviewed the Windows version of the product, but there are also versions available for Cisco CE, Check Point, Microsoft ISA and several third-party appliances, including Blue Coat and Finjan, both in this test. The standard Windows version is flexible – but you will need one copy of the filter per network.
Christopher Moody Aug 25 2005 12:00AM Security
Review: SurfControl Email Filter for SMTP

Review: SurfControl Email Filter for SMTP

This software was, as far as installation was concerned, a mixed bag.
Staff Writers Jun 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: SurfControl E-mail Filter

Review: SurfControl E-mail Filter

This product provides a content-filtering SMTP gateway on the Windows 2000/2003 Server operating system. It can share a server with other applications, but a dedicated server is recommended. It is available as a plug-in for Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 2000, which can then police internal emails. It has open relay protection.

Geoff Marshall Mar 23 2004 12:00AM Security
Comcast anti-spam filter blocks Russia-bound email

Comcast anti-spam filter blocks Russia-bound email

Anti-spam firm Comcast says that a junk email filter it installed last week inadvertently blocked email sent by its subscribers to any domain ending in the `.ru' suffix.
Steve Gold Mar 5 2004 12:05PM Security
Spam filter adds wireless support

Spam filter adds wireless support

Voyant Strategies, a managed service provider, has added support for BlackBerry and 3G wireless devices to its ContentCatcher spam filtering service.
Marcia Savage Feb 6 2004 10:20PM Security
Review: SurfControl Web Filter

Review: SurfControl Web Filter

SurfControl has long been a name in internet security, with its CyberPatrol product one of the best known applications for home use, and its Web Filter application is an excellent business tool for micro-managing users' access to the internet.
Craig Hinton Mar 1 2003 12:00AM Security
Review: SurfControl E-mail Filter

Review: SurfControl E-mail Filter

Security has been the mainstay of SurfControl's business for quite some time, so it is no surprise to see an email security solution. A policy-based application, SurfControl E-mail Filter is actually an SMTP host through which all mail is diverted.

Installation is amazingly simple. It's just a matter of entering the required information into a few windows and telling the product where it sits in relation to the email server. For reasons of economy, it can be installed on the same machine as the mail server, but for reasons of reliability this isn't recommended.
Craig Hinton Feb 1 2003 12:00AM Security

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