Content control software determines what content will be available on a particular workstation or network; its work is often to prevent persons from watching content which the computer's owner likes a parent or other authorities may consider harmful or destructive.
When imposed without the permission of the user, content control can enforce censorship. Common use cases of such software include parents who wish to limit what web sites their kids may view from home computers and laptops, schools are performing the same function with regard to computers found at school, and employers restricting their employees what content they may be view while on the.
With the today's online community, keeping your kids safe on the internet has never been more challenging. Now, with the convenience and protection of Net Nanny's internet filter software, you can be assured that your children will be protected from the things they don't need while still being able to do what they need to. With the parental control tools provided by this convenient and powerful internet filter, parents can feel at ease knowing that what their kids do on the internet is in their hands.
It is everything you'd expect from a parental-control system extremely well, it's uniquely able to filter HTTPS sites, and its IM monitoring out does the rest by concentrating at the protocol level. Its combination of e-mail alerts and full remote management mean you can keep watch on kids from work or from basically anywhere. NetNanny remains the Choice for parental control for many.
Net Nanny's ability to provide powerful content analysis and blocking, "The program categorizes websites by checking its database but also analyzes the content of Web pages where necessary. A brand new site can't slip through just because it hasn't been logged, nor will a prurient page in a usually clean site."
One of the features in NetNanny 6.0 is its ability to dynamically filter secure proxy Web sites, which is the No. 1 method used by teenagers to divert desktop filters. It can block proxies, but it has a second line of defense: It filters both secure and non-secure traffic, kids won't fool it by tweaking a Web address to use HTTPS. This is highly unusual: their is no other product with this high level of control.
The web is always changing and new threats like cyberbullying and cyber predators come up every day, NetNanny has been built to effectively combat these threats, Being able to provide parents with a product that protects their children and evolves with the Internet is parents number one priority. With Net Nanny, parents can be sure they are getting the best possible available protection out of any parental controls suites, and being named the editors' choice by PC Magazine confirms this.
NetNanny's Instant Message Management, another new feature; The IM monitoring is nothing short of phenomenal. It has two different styles of IM tracking that can be used separately or together. The IM Recording feature records the entire of IM conversation; Be safe and Safe Eyes can do this as well. But the others have nothing like Net Nanny's IM Monitoring."
NetNanny 6.0 is compatible with the Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems (OS). In August 2008, Content Watch introduced Net Nanny for Macs.
Scott Cantroll is computer security specialist dedicated to educating parents and computer users about computer and internet safety and security. My goal is to share everything I have learned over the last 15 years about computer safety and security with you. I have created a website http://www.internetsafetycenter.com where parents can learn more about cyberbullying, viruses, antivirus software, spyware, social networking dangers, and identity theft. The site also shows you how to stop viruses, spyware, cyberbullying, and identity theft. Learn how to protect you kids and yourself online today visit us at http://www.internetsafetycenter.com
