RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files

[Craig Cerino]

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Allow  me to elaborate (which I should have done in the first place J ) - -when I started looking into replacements for WebTrends  (almost two years ago) both Webtrends and Websense were still working off logs and that really bothered me. Which (along with a peer recommendation) lead me to look at Surf Control, which you could not pay me to use anything else.   I am aware of the reporting abilities of Websense (current versions) but we have Crystal running here too so there is nothing I can’t get from my SQL database from the SurfControl box. I was just stating the basics for Edwin since I didn’t know the particulars of his environment (how much space the daily traffic may take up, comfort with SQL vs. MSDE – if they had Crystal etc)   When it all comes down to the wire - - after evaluation it depends on what you are more comfortable with and have more confidence in. After evaluating a good amount of products (over the course of a little over a year) Surf Control came out on top of everything I looked at. That coupled with their tech support – their staff in general and the way they run their company and take care of their people - - it was a no brainier for me at that point.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Passo, Larry Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files   I have no idea what version of Websense you looked at but our installation of Websense Enterprise 5.2 IS on SQL.  Since our database grows at least 40MB a day we didn’t go with the option for MSDE.   I positively love the reporting tools. Their Explorer is the main reason why I chose it over Surf Control after I did the evaluation of both products. It allows you to rapidly look at an overview of your data and then drill down on the subcategory of your choice (then to a subcategory of that subcategory….). Their Reporter give you the granular reports similar to what you get from Crystal.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Cerino Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:23 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files   The issue I had with Websense and Webtrends (and the like) are just that – the time it takes to load firewall logs to do reporting and so forth. Surf Control uses SQL (or MSDE if you prefer) info is loaded almost instantly and the result sets are nearly as quick.   I can’t say enough (positive) about Surf Control.   The canned reporting is pretty good - - and if you’re running Crystal – you can really get some granular result sets.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rutherford, Robert Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files   Websense is also a good product which I have used for many years. It will work with Checkpoint firewalls directly or you can hook it into a proxy, i.e. ISA, Squid, etc. I personally prefer it to SurfControl, but that is just my opinion.   Try them out. -----Original Message----- From: Creamer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 15 July 2004 17:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files In my opinion, you need an acceptable use policy, and you need to have all the users agree to it. You then need a product like surfCONTROL. They have versions for various proxy servers as well as firewalls   <mc> From: Edwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Active Directory Browser History Files   In our domain we use roaming profiles.  What I would like to know is if there is an easy way to monitor the web sites that end users are looking at while at their workstations.  We have users that are going to site that may offend others and this needs to be addressed.   I am aware of reviewing the Firewall logs but I was hoping that there would be an easier way since all the machines are connected to the domain.   Thank you all for your replies.   Edwin This e-mail and the information it contains are confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. 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