Web Categories

Web Categories are used to allow or block access to websites in the Web Categories policy stage. Web Categories are dynamically updated by Forcepoint.

Forcepoint maintains a comprehensive database of website categories, using proprietary classification software and human inspection techniques, to provide real-time protection against targeted and advanced threats such as phishing, malware, and botnet attacks.

Categories are organized into the following types.

• Security: websites that pose a security risk such as malware, compromised websites, and phishing sites. This category is blocked by default.
• Reputation: websites that pose risks to reputation, such as potentially unwanted software, suspicious content, and uncategorized websites.
• Legal Liability: websites that may have compliance implications or age-related content.
• Bandwidth: websites that may have high traffic requirements, such as streaming, downloads, or file sharing.
• Baseline: general websites used for information, collaboration, and communication. Includes sub-categories such as education, news and media, and information technology. This category is allowed by default.

Each category has a number of sub-categories, each of which can be configured with a different action.