Take Back the Lead with 8e6's Internet Filtering and Reporting Solution

Every day students bypass your school's Internet filter with Web-based Proxies/Anonymizers, easily accessing sites and services like MySpace, IM/P2P, and exposing your network to malicious Web content. For districts and their over-burdened IT staff, constantly updating URL databases to detect and block Web-based proxies has become a time-intensive and costly task.

Securing the Learning Environment with 8e6's Total Solution

8e6 Technologies' Professional Edition is the most comprehensive and cost effective solution available to protect schools against threats arising from Internet-assisted learning. Integrating best-in-class URL filtering, detailed Web usage reporting and real-time monitoring, the Professional Edition's award-winning performance and features give network administrators and educators the tools to view, understand and react to Web-based threats. In addition, 8e6 offers the ProxyBlocker specifically designed for networks with an existing filtering solution. Both Professional Edition and ProxyBlocker utilize "Proxy Pattern Detection" to effectively detect and block Web-based proxies/anonymizers on the fly. 

Also, in support of the 1:1 initiatives, 8e6 offers the Mobile Client — a software-based solution that filters remote PC and Mac laptops — any connection, any place, anytime.

Why 8e6?

1. One-source provider-8e6 owns the complete solution
2. Dedicated filtering and reporting appliances do not compromise other server/network functions.
3. "Pass-by Technology" offers unparalleled performance and scalability
4. Easy to install, configure and support
5. Free 24/7 technical support
6. Remote filtering for PC and Mac laptops
7. Feature-set designed for K-12
8. Proxy Pattern Blocking
   

Facts about Internet use at schools:

• More than 82 percent of school administrators and staff polled are very concerned about children being protected while using the Internet.
• 58 percent of respondents cited criminal acts such as threatening others or attempting to hack into the school network as the most common offenses of students.
• 63 percent of respondents said that the most common offense by teachers is viewing pornographic content.
• While 73 percent of those polled believe that parents should be responsible for students' home Internet activities, more than 91 percent of respondents believe that when students bring home school laptop computers, the laptops should be protected by Web filtering and adhere to the same Internet Acceptable Use Policies as found in the classroom.
• Over 31 percent of IT administrators are required to provide detailed Web use reports to school principals and other administrators on a weekly or monthly basis. Eighty seven percent need to submit reports on an as-needed basis.