Techknowledgey Launches Internet Security Device called ClassGuard Specifically Developed for Education

(PRWEB) September 5, 2006

With student security and ebullying becoming a major concern, Techknowledgey has launched ClassGuard to help ICT managers control, monitor and protect staff, students and systems from persistent internet-based threats. This auto-updating hardware device with inbuilt ‘hardened’ firewall protects against spam, viruses, worms, spyware and hackers and can increase browsing speeds by up to 30%. Web accessed real-time reports allow ICT managers to monitor system usage and will automatically notify the manager of malicious POP3 emails sent from their networks helping to identify culprits and increasing adherence to their Acceptable Usage Policy.

Techknowledgey is very pleased to be able to offer schools, colleges and universities a hardware device that will allow ICT managers to monitor, control and protect their staff and students from abuse and misuse, and even help tackle the ebullying situation.

ClassGuard acts as a single gateway between anetwork and the internet and provides a superior hardened firewall. It also shapes web traffic, and, used in conjunction with intelligent web-caching, can save up to 30% of your bandwidth, thus increasing browsing experience or reducing costs.

AntiSpam fingerprints and antivirus definitions are automatically updated (every 16 minutes in some cases) ensuring a constant level of protection. The antivirus uses 2 separate definition files and 2 separate detection techniques to further enhance the service it provides.

ICT managers will be pleased with the information it provides concerning usage. Reports and real-time information are available through a web-based portal which can be accessed from any where in the world, at any time. This information can be used to ensure compliance to an Acceptable Use Policy and can be used to identify senders of malicious POP3 emails from within your network with instant notification being emailed to the ICT manager.

Access to the web can be strictly controlled and monitored, with easy configuration of a blacklist of websites. This can be further enhanced to allow access to specific websites for an individual PC, or groups of users. ClassGuard also checks the content of the websites for keywords and will not allow access if blacklisted terminology is found within the site.

The ClassGuard family consist of three devices providing protection for a specific number of users. They have been developed especially for the education market and are not available anywhere else. Why not visit our website for more information and diagrams on how ClassGuard can help protect your staff, students and systems.

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