For nearly a decade, InternetSafety.com has provided top-of-the-line Internet safety solutions for home computers. Now, with the launch of EtherShield, schools and other organizations can also benefit from the cutting-edge technology that a leading consumer organization says is the best available.
Safe Eyes, the flagship Internet content control software from InternetSafefty.com, has twice been selected as the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice. Based on the proprietary technology of Safe Eyes, EtherShield filters computers both on-network and off-network to block access to objectionable content and free up costly Internet bandwidth.
“EtherShield is an affordable, practical solution for schools looking to provide their students with the best the Internet has to offer,” says Shane Kenny, President of InternetSafety.com. “With danger lurking just one click away, I like knowing that my children are protected by EtherShield when they are at school.”
EtherShield filters out objectionable material and content by blocking or monitoring Web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms, social networking sites, file-sharing sites and software. This means EtherShield also frees up costly, unwanted bandwidth usage.
Among the many other benefits of EtherShield:
- Cost Effective – Because it is based on Safe Eyes’ proprietary technology, EtherShield offers leading-edge tools at 20 to 30 percent less than average network filtering systems.
- Remote Filtering Capability – Filter computers both on-network and off-network using EtherShield Remote. This is part of the basic EtherShield package, not an expensive add-on.
- Easy Customization – EtherShield allows each computer in your network to be uniquely customized from one central network location. You choose which of EtherShield’s 35 categories of websites you want to block or limit access to. You can also exempt specific sites from the list, block additional sites by URL or keyword and create a list of blocked search-engine keywords.
- Daily Updates – EtherShield’s filtering technology is updated daily, as is the database of blocked Web sites (based on your preferences). And if you add new computers to your network, they are automatically added to your EtherShield set-up.
- Protection from Unexpected Threats – it’s easy to think of IM, social networking and file sharing as innocuous. Yet these and other online activities can open security holes in your network without EtherShield’s protection.
- Easy-to-Understand Reporting – The reports generated by EtherShield not only serve IT professionals, but they can also be understood by all who are interested in monitoring your network. And if a user attempts to visit a blocked site, the system generates a log entry and maintains a database of policy violations.
From a hardware standpoint, EtherShield is 1U 19-inch rack-mountable and can fit nearly anywhere. An optional rack-mount kit is also available. InternetSafety.com recommends placing EtherShield between your Internet router and the rest of your network. With this configuration, all Internet-bound traffic is filtered. EtherShield can be used on networks with any combination of PCs and Macs.
For more information or to order EtherShield for your school, visit www.ethershield.com, call 877-944-8080 or stop by NECC booth 3017.
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