Content Control
In the Content Control settings, you can allow or block websites or applications that users can access. The Content Control setting helps you define your organization's policies towards data protection.
Content Control is compatible with Windows 5.5 Agent and Mac 1.0.2 Agent.
Web Access Control
With Web Access Control, organizations can manage and control web traffic on their endpoints. Filtering and monitoring web-based activities help prevent access to malicious sites or harmful content.
How do you configure web access control?
To configure web access control, follow these steps:
- On the EDR's menu bar, click Configuration.
- In the EDR Profiles tab, click New Profile. To edit a profile, hover over the profile name, click the downward arrow next to the profile name, and then click Edit.
- Go to the Network Protection tab and click the Content Control drop-down, select the Web Access Control checkbox, and then select one of the following categories:
- Aggressive - Select this option to allow access only to websites related to business, education, government, news, search engines, tabloids, and webmail.
- Normal - Select this option to block online gaming, dating, and shopping websites, and prevent access to religious, social networking, mature-content, and lifestyle websites.
- Permissive - Select this option to block only websites containing mature content.
- Custom - Select this option to choose the categories of websites you want to allow or restrict users from visiting.
You can perform this action in the Exclusions step. For example, if you want to block all the online shopping websites except for Amazon.com. You can add an exclusion for Amazon.com. For more information, refer to Exclusions Support.
Web Access Control Categories
Here is the information on the Web Access Control categories that would help you understand their purpose and site restrictions:
| Category | Description | Example |
| Ads | Websites that promote or sell services or products. | a d v e r t i s i n g . c o m |
| Advice | Websites that allow the users to ask for advice or ask questions on various topics. | a s k . c o m |
| Alcohol | Websites that sell, promote or have information about alcohol products and accessories. | j a c k d a n i e l s . c o m |
| Astrology |
Websites that offer information about:
|
a s t r o l o g y . c o m |
| Auto |
Websites that offer information about:
|
c a r s . c o m |
| Business | Websites that offer information about available services and products to gain profit. | m i c r o s o f t . c o m |
| Computers and Software |
Websites about the following topics:
|
s t a c k o v er f l o w . c o m |
| Education | Websites with educational content, encyclopedias or dictionaries. | w i k i p e d i a . o r g |
| Entertainment |
Websites offering information about:
|
i m d b . c o m |
| File Sharing | Websites that allow the user to share and/or store files online. | f i l e h o s t i n g . o r g |
| Financial |
Websites with financial information:
|
b a n k o f a m e r i c a . c o m |
| Food |
Websites about:
|
f o o d . c o m |
| Gambling |
Websites about the following topics:
|
b e t 3 6 5 . c o m |
| Games |
Websites providing games and game presentations and reviews. This category does not cover:
|
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| Government | Websites that contain information or news from local, state, and national governments or related agencies. | f b i . g o v |
| Hacking |
Websites that contain software/information on how to crack/hack accounts on the Internet, as well as information on exploits that help users gain control of another person's computer. This category contains - but is not limited to - Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter or Gmail account hacking. |
p a s s w o r d h a c k i n g . n e t |
| Hate/Violence/Racism/Illegal Drugs |
Websites about the following topics:
|
r o t t e n . c o m |
| Health |
Websites about the following topics:
Websites containing sexual health topics are categorized under Mature Content. |
s t e r o i d s r x . c o m |
| Hobbies | Websites that contain information or discussions on recreations and hobbies. | a l l a b o u t d o g s s h o w . c o . u k |
| Hosting | Websites of hosting providers and services that offer users the possibility to upload files for general or limited access. | h o s t g a t o r . c o m |
| IM |
Websites for instant messaging and chat websites, allowing users to chat in real time. It will also detect websites where instant messaging software is embedded or can be downloaded. |
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| Job Search | Websites that provide job listings and employer reviews. | c a r e e r b u i l de r . c o m |
| Kids |
Websites designed for children, with various content, including but not limited to:
|
c a r t o o n n e t w o r k .c o m |
| Lifestyle |
Websites about lifestyle, including but not limited to:
|
v o g u e . c o m |
| Mature Content |
Websites which contain sexually explicit information either of medical or scientific nature, such as:
|
f h m . c o m |
| Narcotics |
Websites referring to narcotics, such as:
|
w o r l d o f s e e d s . e u |
| News | Websites which provide both text and video news. It includes both global and local news websites. | c n n . c o m |
| Occult |
Websites about supernatural or magical practices like:
|
s p e l l w i t c h . c o m |
| Online Dating | Websites offering free or paid online dating services, and also webpages containing dating ads. | m a t c h . c o m |
| Online Payment | Websites that offer users online payment services. | p a y p a l . c o m |
| Online Photo | Photo-sharing websites whose primary purpose is to let users upload and share photos. | f l i c k r . c o m |
| Online Shopping | Online stores, meaning websites which sell goods or services online, and also the webpages on the regular sites which ask for the credit card information, allowing detection of hidden, unknown or illegal online stores. | b e s t b u y . c o m |
| Pets | Websites which sell or offer information about pets and pet accessories. | n e w p e t .c o m |
| Pharmacy | Websites which sell or offer information about medicine. | o x f o r d o n l i n e p h a r ma c y . c o .u k |
| Pornography | Websites containing explicit erotic and pornographic material. It includes both paid and free web sites which provide pictures, stories and videos. It can also detect pornographic content on mixed content websites. | r e d t u b e.c o m |
| Portals |
Websites that offer information from multiple sources and provide access to other services, such as:
|
y a h o o . c o m |
| Radio Music | Websites that stream audio content. | 8 t r a c k s . c o m |
| Real Estate |
Websites where user can sell, buy or rent:
|
r e a l e s t a t e . c o m . a u |
| Religion |
Websites dedicated to or describing one or more religions, sects or cults. It also covers discussion forums related to one or multiple religions along with occult practices. |
s c i e n t o l o g y . o r g |
| Scams |
All types of fraudulent web pages involved in:
These types of websites impersonate the following types of firms and have a small lifespan.
|
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| Search Engines | Websites designed for searching out information within the World Wide Web. | g o o g l e . c o m |
| Social Networks | Websites that are focused on user communities and allow users to communicate by sharing messages and other types of digital content. | f a c e b o o k . c o m |
| Society |
Websites dedicated to:
|
c a r e r s i n f o r m a t i o n . o r g . u k |
| Sports |
Websites about sporting events or virtual sports, including:
|
c b s s p o r t s . c o m |
| Suicide | Websites that offer, detail, promote, or advocate suggestions, instructions, descriptions or methods on how to commit suicide. | m y d e a t h - m y d e c i s i o n . o r g . u k |
| Tabloids | Soft pornography and celebrity gossip sites. They are often associated with a printed publication of the same type. | t h e s u n . c o . u k/ |
| Time Wasters | Websites containing general information on which users tend to spend a lot of time. | r e d d i t . c o m |
| Tobacco | Websites which sell or offer information about tobacco and smoking products. | c i g a r a f i c i o n a d o. c o m |
| Travel |
Websites that allow the users to book or plan trips, holidays or flights. These types of websites can also contain travel tips, destination information, and other renting services. |
t r i p a d v i s o r . c o m |
| Videos |
Websites dedicated to:
|
y o u t u b e . c o m |
| Violent Cartoons |
Websites and discussion forums that refer to cartoons that may be inappropriate for minors due to:
|
b l e a c h p o r t a l . n e t |
| Weapons | Websites that present guns, related to gun or ammunition purchasing, manufacturing and usage, about hunting resources along with air-soft and melee weapons. | t h e g u n s o u r c e . c o m |
| Web Mail | Websites that describe or provide mail services. | g m a i l . c o m |
| Web Proxy | Websites which provide web proxy service, that, through a web application, allow the user to spoof his identification data for anonymous browsing, to access prohibited content, to avoid company monitoring or to avoid certain imposed constraints (location constraints). | h i d e m y a s s .c o m |
Web Access Control Patterns
Web access control typically supports various patterns for managing and restricting access. Here are some common patterns:
- www.*.google.*.com
- www.*google*.com
- google.com
- qconsul.qgl.apps.qualys.com.au
- *.*.apps.qualys.com.*
- www.g*.8.com
- www.g*.com
- *.google*.com
Use the above URL patterns in the Exclusions panel > Web Access Control Exclusion.