TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

Refine Filtering Policieswww.yahoo.com in a permitted category, the site is permitted only if users typethe full address. If a user types images.search.yahoo.com, or just yahoo.com, thesite is still blocked. If you recategorize yahoo.com, however, all sites withyahoo.com in the address are permitted.When you are finished adding or editing recategorized sites, click OK to return to theEdit Categories page. You must also click OK on the Edit Categories page to cacheyour changes. Changes are not implemented until you click Save and Deploy.Websense software looks for custom URL definitions for a site before consulting theMaster Database, and therefore filters the site according to the category assigned tothe recategorized URL.After saving recategorized URLs, use the URL Category tool in the right shortcutpane to verify that the site is assigned to the correct category. See Using the Toolbox toverify filtering behavior, page 291.Prioritizing Security Risk categorizationTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xBy default, when a site is categorized in a Security Risk category, the site is filteredbased on its Security Risk classification, even when the site:Is added as a recategorized URL in a permitted categoryAppears in a limited access filterNoteAlthough the Extended Protection categories are defaultmembers of the Security Risk class, because they groupsites that are still being analyzed, they receive lowerprioritization than other categories. As a result, customcategorization always takes precedence over ExtendedProtection categorization.When Filtering Service or the hybrid service assigns a site to a Security Risk classcategory (based on Master Database category or Content Gateway scanning):If a category filter is in effect, and the security-related category is blocked, the siteis blocked.If a limited access filter is in effect, the site is blocked.Configure which categories are part of the Security Risk class on the Settings >General > Risk Classes page in TRITON - Web Security.If you want to always filter based on custom categorization, regardless of whether asite appears in a Security Risk category (like Malicious Web Sites or Spyware):270 Websense Web Security Solutions