TRITON - Web Security Help, Version 7.7 - Websense

3Internet Usage FiltersTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Filtering categories and protocols, page 50 Working with filters, page 60 Configuring Websense filtering settings, page 68 Internet Filtering Policies, page 91 Refine Filtering Policies, page 255Policies govern user Internet access. A policy is a schedule that tells Websensesoftware how and when to filter access to Web sites and Internet applications. At theirsimplest, policies consist of:Category filters, used to apply actions (permit, block) to Web site categoriesProtocol filters, used to apply actions to Internet applications and non-HTTPprotocolsNoteIn Websense Web Security Gateway Anywhereenvironments, hybrid filtering does not enforce protocolfilters.A schedule that determines when each filter is enforcedPolicy-based filtering lets you assign varying levels of Internet access to clients (forexample, users, groups, or IP addresses in your network). First, create filters to defineprecise Internet access restrictions, and then use the filters to construct a policy.TRITON - Web Security Help 49