Web filtering software serves as a vital tool for schools to shield students from potentially harmful online content. Upholding the online safety of students is vital and thus the requirement for this ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. The Internet is a dangerous place, and it’s getting more dangerous every day. Research from web ...

SurfControl, which produces Web and e-mail filters, said that it has been granted a U.S. patent for software that allows companies to block Web sites, despite the ire of online activists against such ...

NEW YORK – Lightspeed Systems, which produces software used for website filtering in thousands of public schools across the U.S., confirmed today that it will update its software to remove a filter ...

In a news story this week, Network World Senior Editor Cara Garretson details how GFI Software is breaking down the packaging for its WebMonitor 4.0 content filtering software to better suit the needs ...

In one corner are the Web 2.0 tools—the relatively new blogs, wikis, discussion forums, and social-networking sites that are gaining popularity among teachers looking to connect with their students ...

Without explanation or details, the Chinese government has suspended the enforcement of the new rule mandating that Web filtering software, known as Green Dam Youth Escort, be included with every ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- A popular online safe-search filter is ending its practice of blocking links to mainstream gay and lesbian advocacy groups for users hoping to avoid obscene sites. For several years ...