SurfControl
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| SurfControl Plc | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (LSE: SRF) |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Congleton, Cheshire, England |
| Key people | Patricia Sueltz, Chief Executive Officer Greg Lock Non-Executive Chairman Steve Purdham, Non-Executive Director Simon Wilson, Chief Financial Officer George Hayter, Senior Non-Executive Director Jane Tozer, Non-Executive Director Rene Schuster, Non-Executive Director |
| Industry | Internet filtering Desktop security |
| Products | Web Filter, Email Filter, Enterprise Threat Shield, On-demand Web |
The current product range is called the Enterprise Protection Suite, and includes products for website and e-mail filtering and user security.
The key feature of the SurfControl filtering software is the ability to categorize websites and then allow or restrict users access by selecting categories.
Examples of the categories are:
- Adult/Sexually Explicit
- Advertisements & Popups
- Personals & Dating
- Chat & Instant Messaging
- Proxies & Translators
- Web-Based Email
SurfControl also license their URL database and categorization engine to other Companies, such as Check Point, for use in their products and appliances.
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[edit] Acquisition
SurfControl was acquired by Websense on October 3, 2007. It plans to continue it with a full staff until 2011.
[edit] Product range
Image:SurfControl default access denial screenshot.png
An example of SurfControl's blocking system. The Screenshot shows the default deny page for Surfcontrol Web Filter for Windows version 5.0.
[edit] References
Companies House Company Number 01566321
[edit] External links
- SurfControl's Official Website
- Test a Site with SurfControl - Allows a user to enter an address and see what category SurfControl places the site in.
- Cyberpatrol - SurfControl's web filtering software for home users
- [http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=504629&ref=g_sitelink Gartner analysis of
- DNS Arrow - Sole Distributor for SurfControl UK
acquisition by Websense]
