BrightCloud Web Filtering Service

The BrightCloud Web Filtering Service categorizes URLs by content, including security categories. There are some 70 categories, a list of which can be found here. A URL can be in multiple categories, which enables flexible and accurate policy implementation– for example access to news websites with streaming media can be allowed, with other streaming media websites being blocked.

BrightCloud utilizes a combination of human review and machine learning technology, combined with robust crawling capabilities, to categorize websites. BrightCloud has over 250 million websites and associated IP addresses categorized, and continually revisits and updates the information on those websites.

Web Filtering Key Benefits

By providing the largest, most accurate and up-to-date dataset of categorized URLs, enterprises are assured to be receiving the highest web filtering service level available. Additionally, BrightCloud supports both real time categorization of unknown URLs, as well as real time updates, enabling quick response for popular websites which have become infected with malware, for example.

>>Check out the BrightCloud SDK to see how you can integrate the BrightCloud Web Filtering Service into your solution.