By utilizing the IWF database, Blue Coat can prevent users and networks from exposure to child pornography and the legal consequences of storing such material. The IWF list is available immediately to ProxySG users worldwide.
"Blue Coat is committed to making the Internet good for business and a safe place for users," said Steve Mullaney, vice president of marketing, Blue Coat Systems. "We are pleased to support the IWF's work and enable our customers to block according to the IWF list of child abuse Web sites."
The IWF list contains Web sites that have been assessed by the organization and confirmed to contain indecent images of children that would be illegal to view, transmit or store in many countries. Full details on the definition of the content included in the IWF database is available on its Web site at www.iwf.org.uk.
Through its hotline reporting system involving more than 20 countries, the IWF helps ISPs combat abuse of their services by operating a "notice and take down" service which alerts ISPs to child abuse content found on their system. Content hosted in any of the countries included in the hotline reporting system is added to the IWF list so that users in participating countries are unable to access this material.
The IWF is an independent "not-for-profit" organization that works in partnership with the UK government and ISPs to develop policies, projects and initiatives as well as practical mechanisms and procedures designed to prevent the availability of illegal online content.
