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:: Methodology - Family Guardian FilterPak::

The FilterPak is the software version of our filtering technology and is typically used in small networks, which include schools and businesses, and at home in conjunction with an end user's ISP. The FilterPak works with a list server and a small software program called a “thin-client”. Upon installation of the filtering, this “thin-client” is placed on the end-user's computer, where it operates in the background of the system, much like a virus protection program. The “thin-client” requires no further administration or configuration and cannot be turned off or disabled except by the administrator of the account. And most importantly, unlike other filters, the FilterPak uses none of your computers system resources to provide the filtering. There are no large database files for your computer to sift through. All filtering occurs on our hi-speed servers not on your computer.

The “thin-client” works in concert with the list server by forcing all URL requests to compare against the blocked site list before allowing or disallowing the end-user to view the site. Since this check is merely the comparison of strings of text, it takes a mere fraction of a second to complete.

The FilterPak works faster than other filters and is easy to set up and maintain. In a recent third-party evaluation, the S4F FilterPak was cited as “more secure” than other filters.

70 percent of porn is accessed between 9am and 5pm.   (SexTracker)
 

37 percent of at-work Internet users in the US had visited an X-rated Web site from work.   (ComScore Networks, Dec 2003)
 

80 percent of companies reported that employees had abused Internet privileges, such as downloading pornography or pirated software. (CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 2003)