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FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

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What is FortiGuard Web Filtering Service?

Fortinet headquartered in Sunnyvale, California offers the FortiGuard Web Filtering Service, a web content filter.

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FortiGuard Web Filtering Service has proven to be an invaluable tool for users seeking to filter harmful and damaging websites. Users have …
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What is FortiGuard Web Filtering Service?

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FortiGuard Web Filtering Service has proven to be an invaluable tool for users seeking to filter harmful and damaging websites. Users have successfully utilized the service to minimize data leakage and maintain uninterrupted work environments. The ease of implementation has made it a popular choice, as it eliminates the need for manual maintenance of web filtering lists.

The service's versatility is evident in its application across different settings. It has been effectively used as part of proof-of-concept projects within departments and implemented in pilot programs at test high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Integration with firewalls in various locations, branches, and enterprises allows for separate rule sets tailored to different networks and users.

Business problems such as protecting against phishing attempts, preventing non-work related browsing, securing guest wireless networks, and enabling user activity logging have found their solutions with FortiGuard Web Filtering Service. Users also appreciate its user-friendly approach, which does not require installation of a root certificate on PCs. The service includes website categorization and antivirus protection to further enhance its capabilities.

Having been relied upon for approximately 4 years, FortiGuard Web Filtering Service has proven its effectiveness where other software solutions have fallen short. Its ability to block unwanted access and prevent malicious content extends across multiple platforms and operating systems, making it a powerful solution for organizations in need of comprehensive web filtering capabilities.

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is providing us power to block unwanted access from our devices on our environment. It can block and prevent from malicious and harmful contents. Also it supports many platforms all around operating systems both laptops and mobile devices.
David Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used FortiGuard Web Filtering Service as part of our Fortinet gateway to manage all our network connections between the world and our office. FortiGuard Web Filtering Service in particular helped us filter our harmful and damaging websites, as well as minimise data leakage, while still allowing people to perform their jobs without being impeded.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We need an easy way to filter malicious and unwanted websites from our corporate network. Manually maintaining a web filtering list would be too cumbersome to handle, so we subscribed to FortiGuard Web Filtering Service web filtering service.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have used FortiGuard Web Filtering Service for around 4 years. We previously tried other software such as Squid Proxy, but it was not effective. Our problem was not solved until we tried using the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall. There was no need to install a root certificate on the PCs, plus the category of website and antivirus protection was inside already. Previously when using Squid Proxy, we had to add the website names and compile them, which wasted a lot of time.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the FortiGuard Web Filtering Service on our Firewalls at all locations, branches, and enterprises. We are using multiple different configurations of the service to maintain separate rule sets for our different types of networks and users. The integration with our firewalls and FortiManager allow a seamless experience for the user across all of our sites.

Business Problems it Addresses
  • Phishing -- protects our users from inadvertent compromise, as it typically is the mechanism that catches phishing attempts.
  • Prevents damaging types of non-work related browsing.
  • Secures our guest wireless, preventing illegal activity.
  • Allows for logging of user activity if needed.
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