Chapter e66

Content Filtering

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

1 Defining the Problem

No one can deny that the Internet is one of the greatest inventions of the late 20th century. It has touched many aspects of our everyday lives including, how we communicate, how we conduct business, or simply how we entertain ourselves. While there are many legitimate uses for the Internet like, social networking, entertainment, and work, there are also some very serious risks, some of which include: spam, viruses, worms, Trojans, keystroke loggers, identity theft, and Internet scams. While these risks have the potential to impact us all, businesses today have some very unique risks when ...

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