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14 December 2017

Understanding the importance of Web Content Filtering

Written by Seqrite
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Cybersecurity, Products, UTM
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

The underlining concept of web content filtering has evolved over the years. While it started with SMEs blocking select websites and restricting access, the current set of technologies relies heavily on overall security, legal repercussions, and productivity. Previously, the security service providers would update the list of forbidden websites without concentrating a lot on deep packet inspection. However, the modern take on web content filtering involves scanning the entire domain and selectively breaking down the web traffic. This approach analyzes the web pages and pinpoints the portions which should not make way into the IT networks.

Why Content Filtering needs to be prioritized?

Most employees are granted unfettered access to the online domains which opens up the network to several threats. This is why web content filtering is an essential solution for most enterprises. Prioritizing content filtering increases security considerations associated with the company’s IT network. Apart from that, the liability of content is also determined by content filtering which in turn takes care of the legal formalities associated with restricted content access. Lastly, having a content filtering strategy in place can also improve overall productivity by minimizing Internet abuse.

How Web Content Filtering Improves Network Security?

Lately, there has been a rise in the amount of aggregated content from multiple websites which in turn opens up avenues for hackers, ransomware threats and bugs. Compromising the syndicated feeds is an approach adopted by most attackers for delivering malicious codes into the systems. Having content filtering at the helm can help organizations judge the incoming content followed by web data and even the source. Any type of malicious content is therefore restricted from entering into the internal networks.

Read more: UTM: Next-Gen Firewall solution for your business network

Looking into the Legal Considerations

Efficient content filtering also helps organizations with compliance and legal considerations. Access to pornography at workplace and usage of copyrighted materials are readily blocked by the standard filters. Moreover, a trusted content filtering vendor can easily stop infiltrations and unauthorized content access within the workplace.

Web Content Filtering and Employee Productivity

It is very crucial for the filters to only block the illegitimate content. If they start blocking legitimate and work-wise useful content, it can hamper the productivity of employees. Having efficient content filters in place can ensure that the employees can continue their work without any disruptions and at the same time, the security of the organization is also not hampered.

Content Filtering as a Part of Seqrite’s UTM Module

Unified Threat Management from Seqrite is an efficient security solution that amalgamates multiple layers of security and offers a unified solution towards organizational security. Seqrite’s UTM, comes with a host of functional attributes. Content filtering feature of Seqrite UTM blocks non-business web traffic for minimizing load on organizational bandwidth. Seqrite’s UTM allows you to blocks majority of streaming media websites followed by instant messaging clients and even unintentional downloads.

This effective content filtering approach from Seqrite helps an organization from the legal and security issues arising out of cyber-attacks. It also addresses the aspects of workforce productivity by saving the enterprise bandwidth and blocking the supposed forms of bad data.

As an IT security partner for your business, Seqrite provides comprehensive endpoint security from advanced cyber threats. To know more, visit our website or

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