Websense | Why Untangle is Better

Organizations that use Websense have long identified the need for robust web content filters. Indeed, web content filtering is the primary need of 87% of our customers, too. Many had been using Websense for years, but could no longer afford their expensive subscription fees.

Issue

• In the current budgetary climate, you are under pressure to cut vendor costs.
• Websense annual subscription renewal fees are expensive.
• Web content filtering is now a required IT service.

What's an IT manager to do?

Untangle provides robust web content filtering at a fraction of the price of Websense.

“Untangle® gives us everything we need for keeping our staff and students safe, and at a cost about half that of competitors."
David Palme, Director of Technology, Portland Public Schools

Recommendation

If robust web content filtering is your primary need, consider the Untangle Standard package, which includes Web Filter.

• Filter websites by critical categories for CIPA such as Pornography, Illegal Drugs, Dating, and Hate and Aggression, as well as manage access to web mail, shopping, proxies, and other sites
• Control Internet usage based on 53 categories that covers over 100 million URLs.
• URLs that have not been seen before are processed and classified in real-time, allowing you to stay one step ahead
• Block https/ssl sessions by IP, thwarting a popular work around for standard web filtering solutions
• Mandate SafeSearch usage across all major search engines, centrally.

• Policy Management – Create web usage policies and rules based on user and/or time of day, e.g. for teachers, staff, and students of different age groups.
• Monitoring - Untangle Reports lets you see who’s doing what on your network, including reporting by active directory user name.
• Control Instant Messenger and other P2P applications – port hopping applications such as instant messenger and bit torrent can bypass standard firewall rules, consume network traffic, introduce malware, and open a door for predators.
• Block Viruses, Spyware, Spam, Phish, and Other Malware – Untangle scans all traffic including http and ftp for viruses, worms, spyware, phishing, and other threats to protect your network and the personal information of your users.