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Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
Harvard Law's Jonathan Zittrain writes that the filtering of Internet content is on the upswing, a trend that--left unchecked--threatens to undo a basic underpinning of the global cybernetwork.
Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.
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Phishing won't go away, it will mutate with new technology, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
So what if a few IT guys need to work late to fix up damaged machines after a cyberattack -- this won't affect your stock price, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Gene Hodges.
If you're boss blocks access to anything but porn, they deserve to be lynched, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
Botnets are stayers because they're such good tools for cybercriminal activity, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
If you're still pushing drugs, you're a fool -- cybercime is where the money is, says the CEO of Web filtering company, Websense.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
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