Chapter 66

Content Filtering

Pete Nicoletti, CISSP, CISA, CCSK,    Director of Security Solutions and Compliance at Virtustream, Inc.

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1 Abstract

Content filtering is a powerful tool that, properly deployed, can offer parents, companies, and local, state, and federal governments protection by classifying Internet-based content. It is disparaged as Orwellian and simultaneously embraced as a positive ROI project, depending on who you are and how it affects your online behavior. In this chapter we examine the many benefits and ...

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