• Security Threats: Viruses, spyware and other malware can all enter your network through web-based e-mail, file downloads, Instant Messaging, P2P applications and other non-work related sites.
  
• Legal Threats: Inappropriate content can lead to gender, minority or religious harassment and discrimination. Illegal downloading and distribution of copyrighted or illegal material over your network also has legal liability issues as well.
  
• Productivity Threats: The temptations of non-work related Web destinations are endless. Just 20 minutes of recreational surfing a day can cost a company with 500 employees over $8,000 per week. (at $50/hour/employee).
  
• Network Threats: An employee can crash your network just by logging into the wrong website. Other activity like recreational surfing and downloading MP3 files can divert valuable bandwidth from critical business needs.
  

To regulate inappropriate web usage, Juniper Networks has teamed with both SurfControl and Websense to provide either an integrated (on-box) or re-direct (two box) Web filtering solution.

1. Integrated Web Filtering: Integrated Web Filtering leverages an “in the cloud” architecture hosted by SurfControl’s certified hosting partner that allows enterprises to build Web access policies from the largest URL database (over 6 million pages) spread across more than 40 categories. From the WebUI or NetScreen Security-Manager an administrator can assemble firewall policies that includes incorporates and enforces Web access rights. Integrated Web filtering is available on the NetScreen-HSC, NetScreen-5GT Series, NetScreen-25/50 and the SSG Family as an annually licensed feature.

2. Redirect solution with SurfControl or Websense: Traffic is redirected from any of the FW/VPN appliances to a customer hosted server running the web filtering software software where Web access grant/deny decisions are made and executed. Customer is responsible for the server, the software and the associated management of the solution. Redirect web filtering is supported across the entire product line.

Web filtering can minimize proprietary data leakage and the liability associated with downloading copyrighted material. This technology can also be used to prevent users from accessing inappropriate, non-business Web sites, increasing overall corporate productivity and minimizing the liability associated with misuse of company resources.