WebBlocker: Integrated, Affordable URL Filtering Software Powered by SurfControl®

Boost productivity and reduce network abuse, liabilities, and security threats

Leaving network users free to roam the Internet can cost your organization thousands of dollars in lost productivity, reduced bandwidth usage, and increased legal liability. Now you can increase productivity and lower security risks by managing your users' Web surfing with WebBlocker, WatchGuard's powerful URL filtering service.

Available for all Firebox X Core, Peak, and Edge appliances.

Key Features and Benefits

• Far-reaching protection - Prevent access to sites that pose network and security risks including spyware, P2P, webmail, and streaming media sites.
• Strong administrative control - Configure up to 40 Web categories to stop the sites and Web tools you most want to block.
• Daily incremental database updates - URL database is updated daily to give you the most current protection available.
• Flexible configuration - Configure Web access by users, groups, domains, time of day*, and department requirements to meet specific business and user needs.
• Customizable open-access policies - Create custom "Allowed" exception lists for certain Web sites, host addresses, or URLs so you can keep mission-critical access open.
• Acceptable Use enforcement - Allows you to enforce your acceptable use policies to protect your business from legal liabilities.
• Centralized logging and reporting - Generate graphical reports of Web access, usage, and time of day for the data you need to make security policy decisions. The Reporting feature is not available on Edge appliances.
• Intuitive management - WebBlocker is managed using WatchGuard System Manager, the same rich, intuitive user interface used to configure and manage all Firebox X Core and Peak security services.‡
• Cost effective solution - Priced per appliance, one WebBlocker subscription provides network-wide protection for all users configured behind your Firebox X.

*Available only on Core and Peak appliances.

‡WebBlocker can by managed via a centralized Edge Configuration Template, if the user is using WSM to manage groups of Edges. Otherwise, WebBlocker is managed via an individual Edge appliance's Web UI.

Unified Threat Management (UTM)
The built-in Zero Day attack prevention of Firebox X provides proactive protection for your network. WebBlocker augments this security capability by providing powerful URL filtering to eliminate the security risks inherent in uncontrolled Web surfing. With multiple layers of security working together, you get the best possible protection at a price you can afford for comprehensive Unified Threat Management.

»View the WebBlocker overview for more information. [160kb PDF]

System Requirements for Firebox X Core and Peak

• Firebox X Peak or Core appliance
• Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows NT, or XP to support WatchGuard System Manager 8.2 or higher
• Active LiveSecurity subscription for the latest features

System Requirements for Firebox X Edge

• 7.5 appliance softwares
• Active LiveSecurity subscription for the latest features