Internet Filtering Solutions for Government Agencies

Now, more than ever, government agencies are charged with the heavy task of protecting our country and its citizens. However, agencies must also manage the threats from within their own walls in order to ensure safety and security. When employees inadvertently abuse the Internet, threats such as spyware and malware covertly sneak into networks and destroy or steal valuable and essential government information or civilian data. In addition, employees can involve agencies in unsavory and costly sexual and hostile work environment lawsuits when they access inappropriate Web material at work. Finally, agencies risk losing valuable time and money when employees sap network bandwidth with incessant use of IM, P2P and streaming media, spend too much time browsing the Internet, or email confidential agency information using their Web-based emails.

8e6 Technologies offers a wide range of Internet filtering and reporting appliances that not only help government agencies maintain their Acceptable Use Policy, but also help protect the security of an agency's network infrastructure. With no premiums, easy to install and use, and 24-7 technical support, 8e6 is the best choice for overburdened IT administrators and managers.

8e6 for Government Benefits:

1. Maintain state and federal law compliance
2. Protect agency sensitive data
3. Control access to customer records and private data
4. Monitor communications going into and out of the agency
5. Maintain Acceptable Use Policy (Also known as Internet Access Policy)
6. Maximize employee productivity
7. Avoid costly legal liabilities due to sexual harassment and hostile work environment lawsuits
8. Preserve network bandwidth 

Facts about Internet use at work:

• More than 40 percent of survey respondents cited blocking inappropriate content as the most critical need for Web filtering within their organizations.
• Nearly two thirds of respondents are facing the challenge of increased levels of malware and phishing attacks on the network as a direct result of employee Internet usage.
• The majority of respondents are interested in incorporating laptop filtering in their security strategy, with 80 percent citing the need to ensure consistent enforcement of Acceptable Use Policies across all computers, regardless of whether they are operating inside or outside the network.
• A growing number of organizations are requiring Internet filtering and reporting as part of a compliance program and audit preparation. 40 percent already incorporate them into their compliance strategy. 
• One CTO discovered that an employee had inadvertently created a botnet within the company's network after surfing real estate sites in search of a new home. The botnet was stealing bandwidth and processing power from the company's resources. This illustrates the growing problem of accidental malware infection from even legitimate Web sites.
• A technology manager discovered a male employee had created an internal site on the network with pornographic pictures of himself and was e-mailing the images to female employees, including the CEO and other top executives.