GFI Web Monitor

Web security, monitoring and Internet access control

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Product Overview

GFI WebMonitor’s Internet monitoring capabilities provide visibility into what sites your users are browsing, how much time they are spending and how much bandwidth they’re consuming. It also provides interactive drill-down capabilities, showing you the site categories being visited by particular users, how much time and bandwidth is being consumed, and more. Employing internet monitoring software is often the first step towards formulating an effective Internet Usage Policy that meets your specific business needs.

Features

	Proactively protect your network: Control downloadable file types, scan downloads using multiple antivirus engines and block known malicious sites.
	Predict web security risks: Uses the reputation score of a URL or IP address to predict the security risk involved in visiting a website.
	Increase productivity: Reduce time wasted by employees online through the granular management of their browsing habits.
	Filter Internet use: Create and enforce an Internet usage policy to filter websites based on a list of over 280,000,000 domains.
	Maximise available bandwidth: Set time and bandwidth thresholds, block streaming media, and gain via proxy caching.
	Monitor HTTPS traffic: Block socially-engineered phishing websites and other online scams by controlling Internet access.
	Predict web security risks: Protect against malware masking itself in HTTPS traffic, and block attempts to circumvent web filtering.
	Immediate ROI: Reap financial rewards immediately by controlling employees’ Internet usage and protecting your network through best practices in web security.

 

Videos

GFI Software: GFI WebMonitor – Web Security, Monitoring & Access Control for SMBs (2:54)

GFI Software: GFI WebMonitor (3×3) – Configuring Web Filtering Policies (3:13)

 

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White Papers

	Web reputation: How it can help increase your online protection Web Reputation is the latest method in use to boost protection against current to future malicious content on the web for those browsing the Internet. Using Web Reputation, websites are assessed for immediate and potential threats, malicious content and risky characteristics and a score (0 – 100) is given.
	Web-based threats and SMBs: It’s a jungle out there The Internet is a fantastic tool. Yet it brings with it a number of threats. This White Paper looks into web-based threats and their impact on organizations. A glossary is included as an introduction to the most common terms and threats that non-technical personnel need to be aware of.
	Internet use in SMBs: Towards a comprehensive internet security strategy for SMBs Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need a comprehensive Internet security strategy to be able to protect themselves from myriad web-based threats. Defining and implementing such a strategy requires proper preparation, a clear understanding of the technologies and methods that can be adopted, a good user-education program and a proactive approach to security.
	Web monitoring: Why SMBs need to deploy a web monitoring tool Most organizations today use the Internet to conduct business, giving employees access to what is, without doubt, an essential business tool. However, non-work related Internet use by employees is a common and growing concern for management. One effective way of maintaining comprehensive control is to use a web monitoring and web security solution.

 

System Requirements

System requirements for GFI WebMonitor: Software

Supported operating systems – GFI WebMonitor can be installed on (x86/x64):

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows XP (SP2)
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows 7

Other required components:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
• Routing and Remote Access service on Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 (for Gateway mode only)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later (for reporting purposes)

 

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