Lesson 14: Improving Websense software

New Admin Quick Start | TRITON AP-WEB and Web Filter & Security | v8.0.x, v8.1.x


Enable WebCatcher to send uncategorized and security URLs to Websense, Inc., for analysis. You can also elect to send category and protocol usage data to help improve security effectiveness.

Your software includes two options that you can use to send feedback to Websense, Inc.:

Enable WebCatcher to send unrecognized and security-related URLs to be analyzed for liability and security risks and categorized, if appropriate.

After they are categorized, these sites are added to the Master Database for use in policy enforcement and reporting.

To help Websense, Inc., continue to enhance policy management capabilities, allow Websense software to gather category and protocol usage data.

WebCatcher

When WebCatcher sends unrecognized and security-related URLs to Websense, Inc., subsequent downloads of the Websense Master Database include improvements and category revisions resulting from WebCatcher data. Only Super Administrators can modify these settings.


	Important The information sent to Websense, Inc., contains only URLs. It does not include individual user information.

The following type of information is sent to Websense, Inc., when you activate WebCatcher. The IP address belongs to the machine hosting the URL, not the requester.

To enable WebCatcher:

Navigate to the Settings > General > Account page in the Web module of the TRITON Manager.

Under WebCatcher, mark Send URL information to Websense.

To submit uncategorized URLs to be evaluated for categorization, mark Send uncategorized URLs to improve URL categorization.

To send in security-related URLs to help track malicious website activity, mark Send security URLs to improve security effectiveness.

To keep a local copy of the information sent to Websense, Inc., for your review, mark Save a copy of the data being sent to Websense.

When this option is enabled, WebCatcher saves the data as unencrypted XML files in the Websense\Web Security\bin\ directory on the Log Server machine. These files are date and time stamped.

Select the Country of origin for your organization. This should be the country where the majority of Internet activity is being logged.

Specify a Maximum upload file size. When the maximum size is reached, collected WebCatcher data is sent automatically and a new file is started.

Use the Daily start time field to indicate a time each day when WebCatcher should send the data it has collected if the maximum file size has not been reached.

Click OK to cache your changes, and then click Save and Deploy to implement them.

Category and protocol usage data

When you choose to send category and protocol usage data to Websense, Inc., the data is gathered only for Websense-defined categories and protocols. Any custom categories or protocols you have defined are not included.

Websense, Inc., does not collect usage data from your network unless you allow it. You are given the option to disable usage data gathering during installation (it is enabled by default).

Category and protocol usage data helps Websense, Inc., to enhance the policy enforcement capabilities of Websense software.

To configure collection of category and protocol usage data:

Navigate to the Settings > General > Account page.

Mark or clear the Send category and protocol data to Websense, Inc. check box.

Click OK to cache your change, and then click Save and Deploy to implement it.

You have completed this tutorial. See Where Do I Go Next? for pointers to possible next steps.