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June 2008: BrowseControl 3.2 released |
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New features include:
- Prevent Administrator users from stopping the client.
- Operator users are now integrated with Active Directory.
- Host name will be accepted for BrowseControl server IP/computer name.
- Remote Installer enhancements.
- Provision to disable the layout or style filtering of a web page eg, .js, .css.
- Filtering of audio and video files.
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September 2007: BrowseControl 3.1 released |
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New features include:
- Windows Vista Support.
- USB Blocking.
- Shutdown Scheduler.
- Operator Permissions.
- Bypass Applications.
- “URL Access Denied” Notification on Browser Page.
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June 2007: BrowseControl 3.0 released |
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New features include:
- User Based BrowseControl.
- Active Directory Integration.
- Port Filtering Options.
- Remote Installation of Clients.
- Redirect Clients.
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| July 2006: BrowseControl 2.1 released |
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New features include:
- Restricted User Permissions.
- Application Blocker Scheduler.
- Copy Settings.
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| Industry News |
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What are the dangers of using social networking sites?
There's nothing wrong with using Facebook, other than the potential impact on working time, but that's not a security matter! The issue is in how your staff configures Facebook, and what information they place on it.
Read more from TechTarget
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Facebook 'violates privacy laws'
31 May, 2007
A Canadian privacy group has filed a complaint against the social networking site Facebook accusing it of violating privacy laws. The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has listed 22 separate breaches of privacy law in its country.
Read more from BBC News
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Customer data 'needs protection'
21 April, 2008
Companies and public bodies are not doing enough to protect customers' data, the UK's privacy watchdog and a major survey of security have said.
The Information Commissioner said that the 94 security breaches reported to him last year was an "alarming" number.
Read more from BBC News
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Britons 'wilfing' away their days on web: poll
10 April, 2007
British internet users waste an average of two days a month "wilfing," or aimlessly browsing the web, according to a study released Tuesday. More than two-thirds of respondents admitted to wilfing — which stands for "What was I looking for? — according to a study published by price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.
Read more from CBC
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Go Administrate With Codework
21 December, 2006
The need for efficient control within the company network to safeguard assets and maintain productivity has fallen hard onto the shoulders of system administrators everywhere. Employees and employers in a modern business, complete with high-speed access to the Internet, sometimes chafe about the freedom staffers should enjoy with company resources. It's not just Internet access, but the availability of software and storage space on business-owned hardware that can tempt people to go ahead and schedule their kid's softball league in Excel before plugging in a USB drive to grab a copy of it and take it home.
Read more from Web Pro News
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Product Review: BrowseControl
September, 2006 4 out of 5 stars
There are currently two main options on the market for controlling internet access in the workplace: content filtering and URL filtering. The two are often confused as being the same, however the main differences are that the former is more powerful and versatile but costs a lot, while the latter is more basic but won't break the bank.
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