[OPLINTECH] Filtering

[Chad Neeper]

All of the libraries I work with that have content filtering enabled use
Cisco Umbrella. We only configure filtering to the extent of being CIPA
compliant (to the best of our knowledge) and to block known malware sites.
ie. A light touch. Naturally, of course, no content filter is perfect (or
necessarily even great) and Cisco Umbrella is no exception. Anyone with a
modicum of computer/internet savviness will be able to bypass the filter.
That being said, however, I've been quite happy with Umbrella for many
years now and the staff that remember NOT having the filter in place
very much appreciate not being placed into as many awkward situations as
they formerly had been!

2 cents,
Chad

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On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 1:17 PM Tyson Horton via OPLINTECH <
oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> The Williams County Public Library is currently perusing content filtering
> on our network. For those that are using the Cisco Umbrella through OPLIN
> and I am looking for settings suggestions for our filtering policy.
>
> Thanks,
> Tyson
> IT Manager
> Williams County Public Library
>
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