Blue Coat Web Content Filtering

My last post on ISA server web filtering plugins made me write on some other similar stuff.

What if ISA server is not an option in your network?

 

Blue Coat Systems (www.bluecoat.com ) has a nice suite of products. WebFilter (http://www.bluecoat.com/products/webfilter) is nice software they provide that has reporting, filter lists …etc. Blue Coat has a very good reputation on Web Security. The good news too is that they have bluecoat appliances too if you want to go hardware based.

 

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ISA Server Web Filtering Plugins

ISA server has huge options for network and web security.

 

Making HTTP filters for allowing and blocking URL for users is a simple task. But you have to make it manually.

 

Now GFI WebMonitor ( http://www.gfi.com/webmon )  a very good ISA Server add on . It can help in managing websites through categories that are updated automatically. Also, it has an integrated antivirus checking abilities for the web traffic. It has three engines: BitDefender , Kaspersky and Norman Antivirus. Of course, make sure you have a good bandwidth before applying the antivirus package, so as not to make the ISA server the network bottleneck. GFI WebMonitor has an antiphishing engine too, in case your users ignore the IE7 antiphishing, you can have much more power thorough this engine to protect your users. The Reporting Center in WebMonitor is amazing. It is really worth a try.

 

Another good product is SmartFilter.

(http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?sKey=1381)

 

I do believe that ISA server plugins are a very very big boost to this great product.

 

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Work for Microsoft

Working for Microsoft, one of the biggest companies ever in the world, has been a dream to lots of people.

Microsoft has been selected as one of the best 100 companies to work for ( http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2007/full_list/ ). It is number 50.

You get lots of great benefits when you work for Microsoft. (Differs according to the location) and the biggest benefit is having one of your dreams come true.

 

You can apply on the Microsoft careers site to work or have an internship. (http://www.microsoft.com/careers/ ) There is a very big chance for MBA holders to work for Microsoft.

 

If you have great new ideas you can work for one of the innovation centers (in Egypt , USA , Germany and others.  ). If you are the scientist that solves the problems no body else can, or having your Ph.D., Microsoft Research will be your choice. http://research.microsoft.com/ )

 

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SQL 2005 Express Edition is Blind

SQL express edition is a very nice Database Engine for developers to work on it while developing their database applications.

My first experience with SQL server was SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition. But, when I began to try the SQL Express editions with Visual Studio Express  and began to use the SQL 2005 Express edition, I felt like working BLINDLY !!!! I couldn’t find the Enterprise Manager !!

Well ..

You can download the SQL Server Management Studio Express from (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c243a5ae-4bd1-4e3d-94b8-5a0f62bf7796&displaylang=en )

It gives you the feeling of full power on the database. You aren’t limited to the Database Explorer in the Visual Studio any more  ..

 

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