Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM)

Chapter 14 Filtering

With the tremendous amount of “inappropriate” content on the Internet, organizations may need to have the capability to determine where users can surf. This will help minimize the organizations’ liability, which may incur from users viewing “inappropriate” material, and it will also help to increase user productivity by limiting access to certain locations. This is accomplished by redirecting HTTP/Secure HTTP(S) and FTP traffic to an external device that will either permit or deny the connection.

ActiveX controls and Java software products improve the user experience by adding animation to web pages (stock tickers), integrating the use of audio and video players, as well as adding command buttons, and so on. As with any ...