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Blue Coat WebFilter
Block malware and filter content according to strict policy controls



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Blue Coat WebFilter License - On-Proxy
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Overview:

WebFilterBlue Coat WebFilter categorizes billions of web pages in more than 50 languages into 85 useful categories that can be easily managed by IT administrators. When deployed with ProxySG appliances, WebFilter can enforce and update corporate security policies across the network based on these categories and execute granular control over select popular web applications and operations.

WebFilter is powered by the WebPulse collaborative defense of 75 million users. New and unknown web content is sent to WebPulse for real-time analysis and categorization. WebPulse automatically updates the WebFilter database to provide the most accurate ratings and protection at the web gateway.  

To enable more accurate categorization and to mitigate the risk of overblocking content, WebFilter supports multi-dimensional ratings per URL. With multiple category ratings, WebFilter gives IT administrators greater policy flexibility and granular control.

Blue Coat extends filtering, protection from web-based threats and corporate security policies to remote users through ProxyClient, which is automatically included with WebFilter.

Block malware and filter content according to strict policy controls

As part of the Application Delivery Network (ADN), an infrastructure that provides complete application visibility, acceleration and security, Blue Coat WebFilter™ protects user productivity, blocks malware downloads and Web threats, and enables compliance. WebFilter is continuously updated by the WebPulse community watch cloud defense that detects hidden malware and provides reputation and Web content analysis. WebFilter is 100% user driven for relevance creating an unmatched real-time Web content rating service. WebPulse uses Dynamic Link Analysis (DLA) to check popular Web sites for attack injections and search engine results for bait pages, both leading to Web threats via dynamic links. WebPulse provides cloud intelligence to ProxySG Web gateways, and to ProxyClient and K9 Web Protection remote clients. WebFilter is the next generation of Web filtering, created by combining URL filtering and anti-malware technologies together into a collaborative cloud defense architecture.

Learn how Blue Coat WebFilter can help you:

  • Enforce corporate security policies and block the latest versions of malware.
  • Accurately categorize each Web site and create your own categories based on corporate policies and Web usage.
  • Process 180+ million rating requests per day.

Features:

Awareness & Response

WebFilter provides over 7 billion ratings per day for over 62 million users located in the largest enterprise and service provider networks around the world:

  • WebPulse has eight operation centers to support cloud defense analysis of over 2 billion Web requests per week
  • New Web content or links detected by Web gateways or remote clients are sent in real-time to the WebPulse cloud for DLA inspection where updates to the master WebFilter database provide immediate protection
  • Blocks malware, Web threats, fake software updates, fake AV offers, phishing offers and botnets or keyloggers calling home
  • Blocks only Web threats using DLA inspection, allowing users access to popular Web sites and avoiding over blocking
  • Provides Web 2.0 filtering for mashed-up or customized web portals, blocking panels and dynamic content per policy settings
  • Provides coverage in over 50 languages using proprietary machine analysis knowledge algorithms and human raters
  • WebFilter integrates with Google malware feeds and other third party ratings for Web threats, phishing, scamware and content ratings

Protection Beyond the Web Gateway

ProxyClient provides enterprise remote users with WebFilter cloud protection requiring no downloads or update cycles for protection in any location or Web service:

  • ClientManager provides custom filtering policies for ProxyClient, plus custom allow/deny URLs and categories
  • K9 Web Protection extends the cloud protection of WebFilter to Internet parents and children for protection in any location at no charge
  • Web gateways and clients are cloud connected for immediate protection, plus Web gateways can receive 5 minute updates for security categories, and 6 hour updates for all categories to improve Web gateway efficiency
  • WebFilter is the only URL filtering solution to provide a real-time Web content rating service, a public accessible site review service, and a one day resolution process for ratings

Accuracy & Relevance

WebFilter is 100% user driven for Web content rating inputs from a broad and diverse user community without the need for Web crawlers or artificial analysis:

  • For new customers, WebFilter quickly learns user Web habits with real-time feedback for relevance in new ratings
  • WebFilter analyzes objectionable content, within image searches, cached content, and translation services for accurate ratings and compliance with its real-time rating service
  • Extend WebFilter with custom categories, plus ProxySG supports up to four URL lists enabling global, regional and local filtering possibilities, including child protection
  • WebFilter provides reputation ratings so policy controls can opt for inline threat analysis, or blocking downloads such as drive-by installers and executables from these sites
  • Proxy Avoidance protection comes from WebFilter ratings plus ProxySG controls for user-agents and invalid SSL session controls

Dynamic Cloud Protection

WebPulse cloud analysis uses Dynamic Link Analysis (DLA) with four key elements to its architecture:

  • A cloud connected user community of over 62M users that is broad and diverse
  • Real-time input of any new Web links or content to the cloud analysis centers (Web gateway participation is optional, with on, off or passive mode settings)
  • Immediate cloud analysis of new Web links using proactive machine analysis, a bank of anti-malware engines, Web correlations, human raters, active script analysis, and sandboxing
  • WebFilter master cloud database updates to immediately protect all cloud connected Web gateways and clients with new ratings
  • WebFilter is continuously updated by WebPulse cloud analysis using a DLA architecture that is unmatched by any other URL filtering solution
  • WebPulse and DLA define the next generation of URL filtering for Web 2.0 content and dynamic links

Effectiveness and Security

WebFilter provides web 2.0 protection and content ratings with cloud awareness from a global user community and an array of threat prevention technologies in the cloud and on the web gateway:

  • Downloads and patch cycles are no longer required as web gateways and remote clients are cloud connected for immediate protection with rating updates
  • Offers leading edge web 2.0 defense by uniting URL filtering with threat analysis in a cloud architecture to rapidly find hidden malware downloads, fake software updates, scamware and phishing attacks
  • Protection extends beyond ProxySG appliances to remote clients using ProxyClient at no extra charge or licensing; remote filtering policies are managed by ClientManager and include custom filtering options

Reporting and Visibility

Extend WebFilter with Blue Coat Reporter to provide visibility and governance verification of web filtering policies:

  • Blue Coat Reporter has an entirely new interface, work-flows, custom dashboard and reports
  • Performance of up to 10B log lines for over 150,000 users using an optimized custom database
  • Enable access for up to 50 administrators to their own dashboard and reports they customize for their line of business or department
  • ProxyClient leverages Reporter for visibility of remote filtering by user, group or custom view
  • WebFilter, Reporter and ProxyClient combine to create an unmatched enterprise filtering solution

WebFilter database contains millions of website ratings representing billions of web pages, covering more than 50 languages, and organized into 80 useful categories.

URL Categories:

The Blue Coat WebFilter database contains millions of Web site ratings representing billions of Web pages, covering more than 50 languages, and organized into 80 useful categories.

  • Abortion
  • Adult/Mature Content
  • Alcohol
  • Alternative Sexuality/Lifestyles
  • Alternative Spirituality/Occult
  • Auctions
  • Brokerage/Trading
  • Business/Economy
  • Chat/Instant Messaging
  • Computers/Internet
  • Content Servers
  • Cultural/Charitable Organizations
  • Education
  • Email
  • Extreme
  • Financial Services
  • For Kids
  • Gambling
  • Games
  • Government/Legal
  • Hacking
  • Health Sites
  • Humor/Jokes
  • Illegal Drugs
  • Illegal/Questionable
  • Intimate Apparel/Swimsuit
  • Job Search/Careers
  • LGBT
  • Military
  • News/Media
  • Newsgroups/Forums
  • Non-viewable
  • Nudity
  • Online Storage
  • Open Image/Media Server
  • Pay to Surf
  • Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
  • Personal Pages/Blogs
  • Personals/Dating
  • Phishing
  • Political/Activist Groups
  • Proxy Avoidance
  • Real Estate
  • Reference
  • Religion
  • Remote Access Tools
  • Restaurants/Dining/Food
  • Search Engines/Portals
  • Sex Education
  • Shopping
  • Social Networking
  • Society/Daily Living
  • Software Downloads
  • Sports/Recreation
  • Spyware Effects/Privacy Concerns
  • Spyware/Malware
  • Spyware/Malware Sources
  • Suspicious
  • Streaming Media/MP3s
  • Tobacco
  • Travel Sites
  • Uncategorized
  • User-Defined
  • Vehicles
  • Violence/Hate/Racism
  • Weapons
  • Web Advertisements
  • Web Applications
  • Web Hosting

ProxySG also supports custom allow/deny URL lists as well as custom categories that apply to Web gateway deployments and remote user policies for ProxyClient. ProxySG supports up to four URL lists allowing organizations to user WebFilter with Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) URLs to block child pornography, regional URL lists and custom allow/deny URL lists.

Deployment:

WebFilter Deployment

Specifications:

Technical Specifications
Product Design
Type of Product "On-Proxy" URL Filtering Database for ProxySG
Logging & Reporting Policy-enabled logging through ProxySG, Reporting through Blue Coat Reporter
Web Filtering Features
HTTP filtering and blocking Enterprise policy controls with over 40 triggers and actions on ProxySG
Block/allow specific file types Blue Coat Enterprise Controls
Multi-language support 50 languages
User authentication Support for LDAP, NTLM, RADIUS, Netegrity, Local Passwords and Certificates
Advise, Coach and enforce Blue Coat Enterprise Controls
Ratings
Database size 15+ million website ratings of billions of web pages
Database updates Continuous
Database downloads Configurable
Number of categories 58 pre-defined; a virtually unlimited number of “cross categories” can also be defined (e.g., “Sports Betting” with all sites classified as both “Sports” and “Gambling”)
Platform
Secure OS Included w/ProxySG
Content Caching
Object Pipelining Included w/ProxySG
Adaptive Refresh Included w/ProxySG
Native Proxies Included w/ProxySG
Maintenance Low
Integrated HW & SW Included w/ProxySG
Servicability (SRs, Traces) Included w/ProxySG
HW/SW-based bridging Included w/ProxySG
URL Database
Differential Updates Included w/ProxySG
Overrides & Exceptions Included w/ProxySG
Custom Categories Included w/ProxySG
Enterprise Controls/Policy
Spyware Blocking
Block Spyware “drive-by” installers in network traffic Included w/ProxySG
Block spyware “phone home” requests Included w/ProxySG
Scan for Spyware Signatures ProxyAV Add-on
IM Blocking (Native & HTTP) Included w/ProxySG
Basic IM Controls
URL Categorization Included w/ProxySG
IM Attachment Blocking Included w/ProxySG
Advanced IM Controls
IM Reflection (privacy) Add-on ($$)
Keyword Search Add-on ($$)
Chat/Text Add-on ($$)
Voice/Video Add-on ($$)
Corporate IM Handle Add-on ($$)
Session Logging Add-on ($$)
In/out-band Alerts Add-on ($$)
P2P File Sharing Controls
URL Categorization Included w/ProxySG
IP Address (host/host) Included w/ProxySG
UserAgent & Version Included w/ProxySG
P2P Proxy (SGOS v4) Included w/ProxySG
Phishing, Pop-ups & Banners
URL Categorization Included w/ProxySG
Pop-up control per Application (ie. OWA) Included w/ProxySG
Display Domain/IP of Pop-up or Form to unmask phishing sites Included w/ProxySG
Streaming Media
URL Categorization Included w/ProxySG
Streaming Proxy/RTSP (Native & HTTP) Included w/ProxySG
Bandwidth Controls Included w/ProxySG
Caching & Splitting Add-on ($$)
WebAV Scanning
ProxyAV Appliance Add-on ($$)
ICAP Integration Included w/ProxySG
Custom Splash Warnings Included w/ProxySG
Strip/Replace Active Content Included w/ProxySG
Header Rewrites/Redirects Included w/ProxySG
Filter MIME & File Types Included w/ProxySG
SafeSearch on Images Included w/ProxySG
Reporting and Logging
Blue Coat Reporter Included w/ProxySG
Real-time Reporting Near real-time
Policy-based Logging Included w/ProxySG
Authentication
NTLM, LDAP, RADIUS. etc. Included w/ProxySG
Forms-based Auth Included w/ProxySG
Transparent State Auth Included w/ProxySG
Multi-realm Sequencing Included w/ProxySG
SSL to LDAP and NTLM Included w/ProxySG
Certificates Included w/ProxySG
Authentication
Browser Version Yes
Time of Day Flexible in 1-hour sections
Message to Users Redirect to internal messages & pop-ups
Slow Down Access Based on any parameter
AND/NOT/NOR rules Multi-Category (e.g. Sports and Streaming

Documentation:

Download the Blue Coat WebFilter Datasheet (PDF).

Pricing Notes:

Buying Blue Coat WebFilter:

Blue Coat Products
Blue Coat WebFilter License - On-Proxy
WebFilter, 1-49 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 1 or greater
#BCWF-1-49
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WebFilter, 50-99 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 50 or greater
#BCWF-50-99
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WebFilter, 100-249 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 100 or greater
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WebFilter, 250-499 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 250 or greater
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WebFilter, 500-999 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 500 or greater
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WebFilter, 1000-2499 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 1,000 or greater
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WebFilter, 2500-4999 Users, Perpetual License
*Price per user. Quantity must be 2,500 or greater
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Blue Coat WebFilter, 1 Year Service
WebFilter, 1-49 Users, 1 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 1 or greater
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WebFilter, 50-99 Users, 1 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 50 or greater
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WebFilter, 100-249 Users, 1 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 100 or greater
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WebFilter, 250-499 Users, 1 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 250 or greater
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WebFilter, 500-999 Users, 1 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 500 or greater
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WebFilter, 1000-2499 Users, 1 Year Service
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WebFilter, 2500-4999 Users, 1 Year Service
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Blue Coat WebFilter, 3 Year Service
WebFilter, 1-49 Users, 3 Year Service
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WebFilter, 50-99 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 50 or greater
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WebFilter, 100-249 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 100 or greater
#SVC-BCWF-100-249-3YRS
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WebFilter, 250-499 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 250 or greater
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WebFilter, 500-999 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 500 or greater
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WebFilter, 1000-2499 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 1,000 or greater
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WebFilter, 2500-4999 Users, 3 Year Service
*Price per user. Quantity must be 2,500 or greater
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