[Web4lib] RE: Web Monitoring

[Pruntel,Alison]

We use the 8e6 R3000 filter 9 http://www.8e6.com/) for our public access workstations as well as our public wireless network. The public access stations use LDAP (tied to windows username to allow for granular filter by audience/user type) and our public wireless is filtered at our designated minimum filtering level, which is basically porn and security threats (including peer-to-peer file sharing). We (the library and our county IT department) are very happy with this product.

Alison Pruntel
Electronic Resources Librarian
Fauquier County Public Library
11 Winchester Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
540-349-2770 (voice)
540-349-3278 (fax)
http://library.fauquiercounty.gov
http://fcpleresources.blogspot.com
http://www.shelfari.com/o1518176160


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Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:01:27 -0400

From: kathrynt at chatham-kent.ca

Subject: [Web4lib] Web Monitoring

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Good morning,



Chatham-Kent Public Library is implementing wireless service soon and our municipality would like us to investigate web monitoring services for security reasons. They have recommended a product called Barracuda Web Filter. Does anyone have any recommendations, either positive or negative about this product or what other products are available to block peer-to-peer communication and limit spyware and virus infections for a wireless network?



Thank-you

Kathryn Thompson

Coordinator, Systems & Information Services Chatham-Kent Public Library 120 Queen Street Chatham, ON N7M 2G6 519-354-2940 ex. 236





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