Internet Safety and Security Issues Tackled by Easyspace

The launch of the Easysafe online security service has allowed customers to meet the internet security needs of their families and small businesses.

(PRWEB) December 8, 2005 -- Easyspace, one of the first web hosting businesses in the UK to complement its traditional web services with a hosted security service, delivers a highly secure package to parents and small businesses who are concerned about the safety of their internet activities.

The Easysafe security service has been specifically designed to meet the security requirements of today’s broadband connected homes and small businesses. Designed for non-technical users, the service provides parents and small businesses with full control to monitor and restrict access to certain websites. This protects children from inappropriate content available online, and helps small businesses to comply with EU legislation governing the use of the internet in the workplace.

Easysafe also allows customers to monitor and record all online activities, such as instant messaging, in real time as well as providing traditional security functions such as anti virus, anti spyware and email protection.

These features, coupled with its easy to use, ‘plug and play’ nature, make Easysafe an ideal internet security solution for both consumer and the SME and SOHO markets. By addressing the growing concerns around the safety of children and employees when using the internet, Easyspace is actively demonstrating its commitment to championing online safety through the delivery of a value added service.

Sarah Haran, Operations Director, Easyspace said, “By launching Easysafe to complement our existing hosting services, we believe that Easyspace is acting as a responsible hosting provider to both consumers and small businesses.”

Sarah added, “Easyspace is recognised as one of Europe’s leading hosting companies and has built a reputation for providing innovative and easy to use services. While the internet remains an invaluable research and communications tool for both families and small businesses, it also poses considerable risks to their safety. With the addition of the Easysafe service to our overall hosting portfolio, we are taking positive steps to ensure that our customers can enjoy web surfing, email, instant messaging and file downloads without a risk to their safety.”

The Easysafe service provides real time, automatic updates of web site threats – and anti-virus updates – removing the need for parents and business users to perform these updates themselves. The business version also contains software and hardware auditing tools and a range of comprehensive reports to ensure that an SME can control and manage their internet activities effectively. Easysafe also contains data and information which prevents access to websites portraying abusive images of children supplied by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the only official UK body that operates an Internet ‘hotline’ where illegal Internet content can be reported online.

Find out more at www.easyspace.com

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