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Reliable web filtering with a lot of flexibility
January 14, 2023

Reliable web filtering with a lot of flexibility

David Williams | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with FortiGuard Web Filtering Service

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.
  • Rule-based web filtering
  • Categorised web filtering
  • Web sites are often miscategorised. I was regularly having to submit websites to the Fortinet review service to have them re-categorised correctly. So, users would report websites were blocked when they should not be. It happened a lot.
  • Rule-based filtering
  • Role-based filtering, i.e. can have different rules for different groups
  • Categorised web-based filtering
  • We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access websites that contain porn, or other non-safe for work content
  • We can be confident staff cannot inadvertantly or deliberately access harmful and malicious websites
  • We can be confident data leakage is minimised
FortiGuard Web Filtering Service has a superior interface and requires fewer steps to make it work.

Do you think FortiGuard Web Filtering Service delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with FortiGuard Web Filtering Service's feature set?

Yes

Did FortiGuard Web Filtering Service live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of FortiGuard Web Filtering Service go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy FortiGuard Web Filtering Service again?

Yes

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FortiGuard Web Filtering Service is well-suited for an organisation that is able to funnel all its Internet connectivity through one device, i.e., the office environment - or perhaps where WFH workers are using a remote desktop or VPN.

It allows management/IT to minimise risk by blocking websites that may be harmful, as well as websites that may enable data leakage, or even are websites that people ought not to be visiting in the workplace.