Utilizing proprietary patented engineering, iBoss Web Filters are designed from the core to meet the needs of today’s high speed education environments without latency. iBoss Web Filters provide layer 7 filtering at up to 10G throughput while ensuring CIPA compliance and detailed forensic level reporting. Performance without compromise.

iBoss Web Filters utilize the industries only Hybrid Cloud database which provides zero day updates for HTTP/S, SSL, and signatures providing critical network security threat protection. Unique threshold based detection provides advanced warning to internal violations against the education Internet Use Policy. Patented DMCR desktop recording provide administrators insight of user violations allowing for proactive responses to these threats.

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Detailed forensic reports provide drill down detail of all activity on the network. Administrators have the ability to search by specific user including keywords searched, snap shot of pages viewed, activity by machine and more. Information is stored in a self managing local database.

Cost Effective: iBoss Web Filters provide a turnkey solution to network security. There is no additional hardware, software licenses or database licenses to purchase or manage reducing overall cost and preserving valuable time.

Content and Mobile Filtering highlights: HTTP/S Application Filtering/Control (Web 2.0) Layer 7 (application layer) Filtering Deep Packet Inspection/Signature Analysis Scanning Bi-directionally Across All 65K Ports Proxy Blocking/Proxy Avoidance Detection (UltraSurf) SSL Spoofing Detection Granular Time Based Policy Controls Mixed Directory Integration (AD/eDir/OpenDir)

Performance Highlights: Layer 7 Filtering – Up to 10G throughput Self Load Balance/Scaling/Clustering Deployment 802.11 Bonding Tap/Mirror Deployment 4 Million Concurrent TCP/IP Connections per Appliance Stream Based Filtering Industry Leading 800,000 Database Lookups/Sec 10G/Fiber Interfaces Distributed Filtering Platform (DFP)

CIPA Background

The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program – a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. In early 2001, the FCC issued rules implementing CIPA.

What CIPA Requires

• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA may not receive the discounts offered by the E-rate program unless they certify that they have an Internet safety policy that includes technology protection measures. The protection measures must block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene, (b) child pornography, or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors). Before adopting this Internet safety policy, schools and libraries must provide reasonable notice and hold at least one public hearing or meeting to address the proposal.
• Schools subject to CIPA are required to adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online activities of minors.
• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy addressing: (a) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b) the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications; (c) unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; (d) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and (e) measures restricting minors’ access to materials harmful to them.

Schools and libraries are required to certify that they have their safety policies and technology in place before receiving E-rate funding.

• CIPA does not affect E-rate funding for schools and libraries receiving discounts only for telecommunications, such as telephone service.
• An authorized person may disable the blocking or filtering measure during any use by an adult to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purposes.
• CIPA does not require the tracking of Internet use by minors or adults.

You can find out more about CIPA or apply for E-rate funding by contacting the Universal Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) at www.sl.universalservice.org. SLD also operates a client service bureau to answer questions at 1-888-203-8100 or via e-mail through the SLD Web site.