8e6 Enterprise Reporter - The Industry's Fastest Internet Monitoring

"A Complete Solution for Internet Safety and Workplace Security"

Filtering the Internet is only one part of the solution. Reporting on Internet usage is the second crucial component to maintaining a secure working environment. Reporting allows administrators to understand the access trends, what "problem areas" need increased attention, where threats originate and what adjustments are needed.

Without monitoring and reporting there is no way to quantify filtering's return on investment (ROI) or its overall contribution to increasing productivity, reducing liability or mitigatigation of network threats.

Dedicated Internet Reporting in Seconds!
The 8e6 Enterprise Reporter is the only dedicated appliance to process and display Internet filtering logs without compromising filtering speed or performance, or impacting network functions. Built on a dedicated MySQL server database that works in conjunction with the R3000 Internet filtering appliance, the Enterprise Reporter processes and generates customized or standardized "canned" reports in a fraction of the time of competitive products. It is unquestionably the fastest, most flexible Internet filter reporting solution available today.

KEY FEATURES:

Robust OS and Database Platform
Based on Red Hat Linux, the Enterprise Reporter takes full advantage of this stable, fast and resource-efficient operating system that provides an excellent base for higher throughput requirements. Coupled with the performance and scalability of MySQL InnoDB Database Tables, the Enterprise Reporter offers an extremely solid appliance platform for any organization's reporting needs.

Pre-processing Report Methodology
The Enterprise Reporter handles substantial amounts of Internet traffic because of its unique processing approach, consisting of pre-processing, indexing and presentation.
Pre-processing allows the Enterprise Reporter to store data in a format conducive to high-speed retrieval. As part of the pre-processing procedure, indexing conserves storage space by capturing only unique data elements. Together these enable the Enterprise Reporter to run reports with huge amounts of information within minutes or even seconds in near real time.

Detailed Forensic Reports
The Enterprise Reporter drill-down report provides several unique criteria that help organizations build compelling forensic reports. "User intent" is gauged by documenting the full length URLs visited, as well as the "keywords" used within a search engine text box. For example, a user might be blocked several times trying to access different restricted URLs, only to then look for similar content via a search engine - hoping to circumvent the filter. The Enterprise Reporter tracks this behavior so the administrator has the documentation necessary to validate and remediate the problem.

Custom Reporting and Scheduling
Specific data inquiries can be "memorized," or placed in a user-defined report menu, for future and continual access. These custom reports can then be scheduled, executed and automatically distributed via email at a preferred frequency (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly).

Intuitive Graphical Dashboard
Administrators can quickly identify anomalous Internet activity through the new graphical dashboard introduced with Enterprise Reporter. The dashboard has seven pre-set easy-to-read graphical reports to choose from:

• Top 20 Categories
• Top 20 Users By Page Count
• Top 20 Users by Spyware
• Top 20 Sites
• Top 20 User Groups
• Category Comparison
• User Group Comparison
• If necessary, administrators can select the drill-down reports to pull more detailed forensic information about the anomalous user(s).

In-depth, Drill-down Reporting
The Enterprise Reporter allows administra-tors to document the activity of specific anomalous users. Reports can be customized by a specific time frame, complemented by drill-down capabilities applicable to several top-level choices such as:

• Categories (groups of URL and IP addresses)
• IPs
• Users
• Sites (a specific URL or IP address)
• Category Groups (custom list of categories)
• User Groups (custom list of users)

The "drill-down" functionality displays data sets that truly facilitate accurate and effective interpretation. In contrast, pre-set reports without customization hamper the management of each unique situation or force the development of custom SQL queries to obtain desired results.

Like data mining software, the Enterprise Reporter provides a powerful analytical tool that is both flexible and comprehensive.