Managing School Safety in the Digital Age Students today have unlimited access to the wealth of information that the internet provides. While the internet provides students with incredible opportunity, it also comes with immense danger. Children face radicalisation, exposure to harmful and inappropriate content and cyberbullying online. The consequences are immense. In a large survey of young people who had been cyberbullied, 41% had developed social anxiety, 37% had developed depression, 26% had suicidal thoughts and 25% had self-harmed. 1 As parents, teachers and school leaders look for ways to ensure students are protected both online and offline, Netsweeper has developed a comprehensive School Safety Ecosystem that provides the right technology to help digital safety leaders meet the demands of today’s online challenges. Protect – Monitor – Prevent Monitoring student activity online, in addition to filtering, introduces an additional level of student safeguarding by providing you with the opportunity to be proactive when a student is at risk. About Netsweeper Since 1999, Netsweeper has been an industry leader in Internet content classification and filtering solutions for schools and organisations around the globe. We are constantly innovating to ensure schools are equipped with the most effective technology that meets the ever increasing demands of the digital world and their school’s individual requirements. “As an organisation providing Internet connectivity for schools, schools that have to meet several compliance objectives set by OFSTED, set by the government, keeping children safe and education to prevent strategy, Netsweeper helps us and schools meet those objectives and they really do have a keen eye and a focus on the UK education space.” “ “ Phil Callow - Managing Director, Ark Web +0113 397 0453 [email protected]www.netsweeper.com 1 Ditch the Label (2017). ‘The Annual Bullying Survey 2017 Netsweeper for Education SOLUTION OVERVIEW Intelligent Filtering and Proactive Monitoring
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Managing School Safety in the Digital Age
Students today have unlimited access to the wealth of information that the internet provides. While the internet provides students with incredible opportunity, it also comes with immense danger. Children face radicalisation, exposure to harmful and inappropriate content and cyberbullying online. The consequences are immense.
In a large survey of young people who had been cyberbullied, 41% had developed social anxiety, 37% had developed depression, 26% had suicidal thoughts and 25% had self-harmed.1
As parents, teachers and school leaders look for ways to ensure students are protected both online and offline, Netsweeper has developed a comprehensive School Safety Ecosystem that provides the right technology to help digital safety leaders meet the demands of today’s online challenges.
Protect – Monitor – Prevent
Monitoring student activity online, in addition to filtering, introduces an additional level of student safeguarding by providing you with the opportunity to be proactive when a student is at risk.
About Netsweeper
Since 1999, Netsweeper has been an industry leader in Internet content classification and filtering solutions for schools and organisations around the globe.
We are constantly innovating to ensure schools are equipped with the most effective technology that meets the ever increasing demands of the digital world and their school’s individual requirements.
“As an organisation providing Internet connectivity for schools, schools that have to meet several compliance objectives set
by OFSTED, set by the government, keeping children safe and education to prevent strategy, Netsweeper helps us and schools meet those objectives and they really do have a keen eye and a
Proven PlatformnMonitor is integrated into the proven Netsweeper platform and leverages our advanced categorisation technology
Real-Time MonitoringUser data and on-screen content is monitored and reported in real time allowing for prompt action to be taken
Intuitive Dashboards nMonitor leverages Netsweeper’s reporting service to deliver detailed reports in a concise visual dashboard so you can quickly analyse your school’s online activity
Trend AnalyticsChart historical data to analyse and understand trends and changes in behavior across users, categories or websites
Offline MonitoringnMonitor Client works offline to scan applications and provides visibility into previously unavailable content such as chat messages, email and documents
Customizable Alerts Create custom reports and email alerts for rapid review with the exact type of granularity required for your school
Dynamic ClassificationCategorisation Name Server scans and categorises millions of websites a day in real-time
Seamless Authentication Multiple authentication features allow you to authenticate users with a seamless online experience
SafeSearch ControlSafeSearch enforcement across all popular web search engines including Google, Bing, YouTube and more
Social Media BlockingSocial media controls can be used in the school or at home
Per-user FilteringIntegrate with popular directory service systems to provide per-user filtering
Multi-Tenancy and Delegated AdministrationAll policy management functionality is provided with multi-tenancy, enabling operators to house multiple schools and institutions in a single deployed solution. Delegated administration enables system operators to delegate the management of filtering policies to stakeholders that are “closer” to the students/teachers being filtered.
Granular Policy ManagementDefine and manage web access privileges based on username, groups, time, day, protocol and much more. User-based policies allow you to personalise access based on IP address, user or group. Time and calendar based rights enable you to grant web access during specific days or hours, increasing productivity and capping bandwidth to ensure business-critical functions won’t be impacted.
In-Depth ReportingNetsweeper Reporting Service provides insight into network traffic as well as information on specific requests, websites and user-inputted data flagged by our content analysis platform. This high-performance reporter can provide data based customised criteria and present results in customisable easy to read reports and dashboards.
Off-Network Device FilteringFor off network filtering Netsweeper provides native web filtering clients for Windows, Mac, Chrome, Android, and iOS.
Flexible Deployment OptionsNetsweeper’s platform allows customers to choose the deployment option that best suits their needs and existing infrastructure.
Netsweeper nFilter™ provides real-time analysis, filtering and blocking of online content to protect students. Our platform has been developed to meet both CIPA and OFSTED requirements and the Prevent duty legislation. Our off-network filtering capabilities provides peace of mind and allows students connected to your network to learn safely outside the classroom on school-issued devices.
Netsweeper nMonitor™ is a powerful content monitoring and reporting platform that helps schools meet safeguarding initiatives and protect at-risk students by identifying harmful actions in real-time, allowing you to take proactive steps for early intervention, safety and the promotion of students well-being.
