Web Filtering

Web Filtering Service is a fast and flexible cloud based web filtering solution which is ideal for securing networks with multiple locations and remote, unsupervised or roaming users. Easily deployed by installing our Cloud Gateway software appliance or Cloud Link client software, it intercepts web traffic from any web browser on the computer using any Internet access point available; wired, Wi-Fi or Mobile. An easy to use and centralised web console allows you to control and report on all user activity.

Simple network integration ensures that people browsing the web are authenticated and that their activity is recorded. Flexible policies allow you to be granular about what web based content is acceptable on your network. Datastore365’s Web Filtering Service gives you the ability to scale up or down the number of users or devices as required and our simple and transparent pricing structure is charged on a per user basis.

Feature List

Real-time Anti-Malware Scanning 

Incorporating multiple layers of security such as online threat detection, reputation and heuristics across multiple platforms

URL Reputation 

Over 140 categories of web content cover billions of web pages in multiple languages, constantly updated for accuracy and protection. Includes Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) illegal site database.

Image Analysis

Images are scanned for inappropriate adult content and are replaced with safe symbols before being displayed in the web browser

Cloud Application Discovery

Detect Cloud Application usage and activity within known applications and reveal which applications are in use on your network.

Automatic Unknown URL Classification

New URLs are classified in real-time to ensure only acceptable content can be accessed

HTTPS Inspection

Deep HTTPS inspection allows SSL encrypted content to be scanned for malware and hidden threats removed.

Anonymous Proxy Detection

Prevent access to anonymous proxy sites

Embedded URL Scanning

Detect and block attempts to access content even if the URL is embedded deeply in the URL

Safe Search

Enforce safe search mode on popular search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing and YouTube

YouTube for Schools

Turn YouTube into an education friendly resource with support for YouTube for Schools

File/MIME Scanning

Block file types and MIME types to prevent downloads and streaming media saturating network bandwidth

BYOD Access Control

Support BYOD by safely allowing access to the network via the built-in Captive Portal feature

URL Overrides

Administrators can maintain their own URL categories that can be applied to create overrides and exceptions within filter  policies. Domains can be by-passed for authentication, SSL interception or entirely, if no filtering is required

Policy Engine

Flexible policy engine allows policies to be applied to user groups or device groups

Filter Modes

The policy engine supports 5 filter modes including filtered (granular rules), unfiltered, restricted (walled garden), blocked and advisory (coaching mode)

Time Schedule

Policies can be applied on a rolling 7-day time schedule