By Sam | June 6, 2013

Hosted Virtual Desktop Web Filtering

Wondering how you can control your users internet traffic once they are Hosted Virtual Desktop? This post is for you.

Part of the heightened security of the Hosted Virtual Desktop comes from the fact that all of the internet traffic coming into our environment first passes through all of our Enterprise network hardware and software to protect against open internet threats.

On top of that, we have internet filtering. We can provide the seven different levels listed below, in addition to any custom exclusions you may request.

Here are the details on our standard filters:

Level 1 – Threats to Network Security – Blocked for all Users

• Child Porn
• Filter Avoidance
• Web Page Translation

Level 2 – Basic Filtering Consistent with Most HR Policies

• Adult
• Illegal Activities
• Non-sexual Nudity
• Porn
• Tasteless or Obscene
• Violence

Level 3 – Intermediate HR Policy Filtering

• Gambling
• Hacking
• Hate Speech
• Illegal Drugs
• Weapons

Level 4 – Advanced HR Policy Filtering

• Alcohol & Tobacco
• Cheating and Plagiarism
• Cults
• Dating
• Games
• Instant Messaging
• Job Search
• Lingerie and Swimsuits
• Mobile Phones
• Paranormal and Occult
• Peer File Transfer
• Sex Ed and Abortion
• Web Based Chat

Level 5 – Limited Internet Access

• Internet Telephony
• Streaming Media
• Web Based Email

Level 6 – Restricted Internet Access

• Advertisements
• Arts and Entertainment
• Computer Security
• Computers and Internet
• Dining and Drinking
• File Transfer Services
• Finance
• Freeware and Shareware
• Government and Law
• Infrastructure
• Lottery and Sweepstakes
• Nature
• News
• Online Communities
• Online Storage and Backup
• Online Trading
• Real Estate
• Science and Technology
• Shopping
• Social Networking
• Social Science
• Society and Culture
• Software Updates
• Spiritual Healing
• Sports and Recreation
• Tattoos
• Transportation
• Travel
• Web Hosting

Level 7 – Only Safe for Kids Sites allowed

All categories blocked except Safe for Kids

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