The Company
8e6 Technologies is the authority and leading provider of appliance-based Internet filtering, Internet monitoring and reporting solutions for business, education, government and ISPs worldwide. Recognizing internet security threats and distractions such as inappropriate Internet content, instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), spyware, adware and spam, 8e6 empowers organizations with turn-key solutions that enforce their Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) — improving productivity, reducing liability and preserving network resources.

8e6 Technologies is headquartered in Orange, California with satellite offices throughout the United States, Taiwan and China. The company serves customers domestically through its internal team of sales professionals working closely with 8e6’s network of Channel Partners. The company also has significant international presence through a network of resellers and distributors throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and the Middle East. Originally founded in 1995 as X-Stop, 8e6 Technologies was the original internet filtered URL list pioneer. To this day, the ability to develop and build databases of categorized URLs and scalable Internet filter appliances, matched by unparalleled customer service and support, remains one of the company’s key strengths.

The Market
The Internet has become the most valuable resource for businesses, government and schools to increase growth and learning opportunities. However, lack of effective internet security has seen a rise in loss of productivity due to mounting threats in the forms of offensive Internet content, spam and inappropriate Internet use. Porn and hate sites are organizational concerns because of resulting legal liabilities, and IM and P2P deplete company resources and time.

In addition, laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) which mandates that schools use internet filtering technology to block access to certain material on the Internet, are among the many laws and general standards that have prompted businesses, government agencies, health care institutions and schools to implement e-mail and Internet filtering, Internet monitoring, use reporting and bandwidth management or traffic shaping into their networks.

While much of IT's emphasis in network and internet security has been on protecting the perimeter from outside threats such as hackers, worms, unauthorized access of systems and data, once these have been addressed , internal user-generated problems become the next area of concern.

• In a survey of 600 companies in North America and Western Europe, Yankee Group found that in 2004, 50% of security problems originated from internal sources, up from 30% in 2003.
• A recent study by the think tank Ponemon Institute found that 69% of companies reported that their data security breaches were the result of either malicious employee activities or non-malicious employee error.

These internally generated internet security threats include spyware and other malicious code downloads unauthorized transfer of corporate documents and introduction of viruses and worms to the corporate network environment. Hence there is much to be gained from implementing an Internet filtering and internet monitoring solution, to watch the Internet surfing, email, IM and file download habits of a given employee. Knowledge of these could be used to pinpoint problem employees before they do damage to your company’s reputation or put the company at risk of high legal costs.

The Solutions
8e6 Technologies' Internet filtering and internet monitoring solutions have the ability to automatically remediate policy violations and notify the proper management. These are turn-key Internet filtering solutions that integrate pass-by filtering, detailed Internet use reporting, and e-mail/spam control. Unlike software or plug-in solutions that require installation on a firewall or proxy device, 8e6 develops and builds Internet filter appliances that offer speed, scalability and security. Easy to install, setup and configure, 8e6 Internet filtering products integrate into any existing network without major modification to the network hardware infrastructure.