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URL Filtering

The unfettered use of the hottest web application or social networking site exposes enterprise networks to security and business risks including propagation of threats, possible data loss, and lack of regulatory or internal policy compliance.

Today’s Internet-savvy users are spending more and more time on their favorite social networking or using the latest hot new personal application.

Stand-alone URL filtering solutions are insufficient control mechanisms because they are easily bypassed with:

  • external proxies (PHproxy, CGIproxy)
  • circumventors (TOR, UltraSurf, Hamachi)
  • remote desktop control tools (Yoics!, RDP, SSH)

Controlling user activity requires a multi-faceted approach that implements policies to control web activity and the applications that are commonly used to bypass traditional security mechanisms.

Palo Alto Networks' Enterprise Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewalls identify and control more than 850 applications, irrespective of port, protocol or SSL encryption or evasive characteristic. The application identity, not the port or protocol, nor the source web server, is the basis of all firewall policies, resulting in the restoration of application control. Acting as the perfect complement to policy-based application control is an on-box URL filtering database that provides control over non-work related web activity. By addressing the lack of visibility and control from both the application and web perspective, enterprises are safeguarded from a full spectrum of legal, regulatory, productivity and resource utilization risks.

Learn more about Palo Alto Networks’ URL Filtering.