Guest contributor Rafael Akchurin of QuintoLabs presents this how-to article on setting up web content filtering on Squid Proxy.

Most of the Web filters we looked at did not have both of these pieces. Most of the reporting done from the other solutions was sent to another server the Web filter company supplied (at a price).

Setting up a proxy isn't that hard. Setting up effective *filtering* - especially while spending $0 - is somewhere between "harder" and "probably not possible".

The OpenDNS Web site claims that because its servers are geographically distributed, OpenDNS can make Web sites load noticeably faster. I can't honestly say it seems that much faster, but it sure ...

New filter scours servers for illicit content A Paris-based technology company develops a filter that sends an email alert to customers whenever it finds a lewd picture or photo on a Web site.

Screenshot claims Reliance Communication's website filtering and blocking server has been hacked by Anonymous to block other websites.

Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it was buying Web filtering software called DynaComm i:filter from FutureSoft Inc. The company also released a generally available beta of the next version of its ...