TitanHQ WebTitan Presentation at Wifi Now London 2016 - DNS Filtering, the future of web content filtering. Web Filtering for business. Case studies and study of the need for dns based web filtering in Wifi environments.
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is a cloud based content filtering solution for your WiFi environment. WiFi guests can be exposed to unsuitable websites and malware. WebTitan Cloud for WiFi allows you to control the content that can be accessed, creates a safe environment to access the internet, and provides your organization with reports regarding network usage.
DNS filtering software is an off-premise Internet filtering solution that can prevent your network system being infected by malware and at risk from other web-borne threats. It is a pro-active solution to Internet security that complements your existing antivirus software by blocking access to malicious URLs and protecting organizations against phishing campaigns.
Scalable, flexible and universally compatible, DNS filtering software has preset parameters and settings each organization can configure via a web-based interface to suit its own requirements. Not only does this enable organizations to enhance their online security, but also control what content their employees and guests can access.
https://www.titanhq.com/webtitan
5. How WebTitan Cloud Works
User requests a website Request is sent to WebTitan Cloud Checks your configurable
Internet usage policy
Blocked message Decides if the site is blocked or not
6. Key benefits
100% cloud based
No software installation
Setup is very easy
Setup and forget
Control multiple
locations & routers
Scalable, can handle any
volume of usage
Deliver all the reporting
you need to control and
protect
Support dynamic IP’s
Works with any device
Comes without any
compromise to speed
8. Web Content Filtering for Your Customers
Malicious Sites “We block millions of websites per
month and estimate that the average
user encounters 3 malicious links per
day” - Neil Farrell, CTO, TitanHQ
We detect up to 60,000 malicious sites
EVERY DAY
New malware comes out every four
seconds
Content Filtering
Flexible Policies
Secure BYOD
9. Web Content Filtering for Your Customers
Malicious Sites Certain categories of sites are more
likely to contain malicious content
Eliminate malicious content at the
source
Security/productivity/compliance
implications
Content Filtering
Flexible Policies
Secure BYOD
10. Web Content Filtering for Your Customers
Malicious Sites Flexibility is essential to cater for the
ever varying organisation’s needs (one
size does not fit all)
Our Information is gathered and analysed
from 500 million users
Accuracy guaranteed
Content Filtering
Flexible Policies
Secure BYOD
11. Web Content Filtering for Your Customers
Malicious Sites “The number of connected devices is
expected to grow by 400% by 2020” –
Gartner
Obligation for businesses to provide
secure WiFi to their users
Providing a safe browsing environment
is simple
Content Filtering
Flexible Policies
Secure BYOD
12. The #1 Web Filtering Solution for Service Providers
13. Why partner with TitanHQ?
Grow Your Revenue
Recurring revenue model on a
high margin, subscription
based SaaS solution
Hosted in Your Environment
or Ours
Remote Management &
Monitoring via API
Integrates into your Existing
Service Stack
Short Sales Cycle
Only 14 day free trial required
to test
Can be deployed in our private
cloud environment (AWS) or in
your own cloud environment
Administrators can manage
and monitor the solution
remotely.
Seamless integration into your
existing service stack
16. How WebTitan Cloud for Service Providers Works
WTC checks policy
Internet
Customer 2
Customer 1
Customer 3
FW DNS
User requests website
DNS request sent to WTCBlocked Y/N
17. Use Case
A web content filter for
Selfridges&Co’s WiFi network
across multiple locations
The solution had to have a low
administrative overhead and protect
the prestigious UK retailer’s guest
from unsavoury content.
They chose WebTitan Cloud
for our low administrative
over head, central web
based management, ability
to add locations easily and
ability to filter content to
any device.
We filter over 143 million DNS
requests a month and have not had
a single support ticket from the
client
Requirement Solution
Why us? Result
Client Selfridges&Co
18. Use Case
A web content filter for Dave &
Buster’s WiFi network across 76
locations.
The solution had to have a low
administrative overhead and protect
Dave & Buster’s patrons and young
customer base from unsavoury
content.
They chose WebTitan Cloud
for our low administrative
over head, central web
based management, ability
to add locations easily and
ability to filter content to
any device.
We filter over 2,000,000 DNS
requests a day across all 76
locations
Requirement Solution
Why us? Result
Client Dave & Buster
19. Use Case
Requirement
A web content filter for their
Wifi network across hundreds of
locations to enable customers in
queue to access specific web
based banking services.
The solution is facilitated through
the bank’s portal which currently
manages over 400,000 DNS
requests a day.
Solution
Why us?
WebTitan Cloud allows
customers to experience
secure online banking
before they get to the teller.
Result
Customer wait time has been
reduced, employee productivity
increased while converting
customers to online banking.
Client A National Bank
Looking
Forward
This solution is currently
implemented in over 300
locations, and will grow to a
total of 700+ locations.
DNS filtering is going to be a key cornerstone of world cyber security.The Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) and the new National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) are scaling up DNS filtering and are going to work with all UK ISP’s on implementing. http://www.scmagazineuk.com/gchq-planning-use-of-dns-filters-to-curb-cyber-attacks/
Key message: DNS filtering is the future
What’s important about it is that it is NOT a proxy… which are infamously difficult to manage (we know we sell those too), expensive and cause latency.
It’s 100% cloud based, so no client installations, it can be rolled out very quickly, easily managed by the user and it scales
Ok, so it’s a threat.. A very REAL threat as we just saw.. So what SHOULD you be doing about it?? From our perspective there are a number of key things, that if taken care of can and will significantly reduce the security risks that your customers are facing.
Threat Vector has changed. While there are may angles of attack, Web more specifically, HTTP is number 1.
While an attack can and does happen at any layer, a growing number of attacks and the majority that are aimed at end users happens via the Http layer.
For example.. A link in an email… a web site, a downloadable game etc. Users spend a lot of time using HTTP and that’s attracted a lot, if not the majority of cyber criminals as the hook with which to snare users.
So what we say, is AS A PART of your overall security approach, nail down HTTP(s) and take a very significant step to mitigate the risk that your users are exposed to. So when I talk about Security, I’m actually talking about security at the HTTP(S) level.
THAT justifies the need for content filtering.
What do we mean when we say ‘malicious site’? We’re talking about phishing, rogue software (malware), virus, ransomware etc.
60,000 malicious sites per day/4 new ones per second/3 per employee per day
Stop and think about that. EVERY employee comes across THREE malicious sites EVERY day. 100 employees = exposure to 1500 per working week.
AND this problem is growing
So you need to block these sites and you need ‘Zero day updates’ to protect your customers as they arise.
So why even let users go to sites that are compromised or categorised as dangerous?
Not so much Content Control as much as blocking the sources of these threats.
Filtering the content has security/productivity AND compliance implications
The sledge hammer doesn’t work… whitelists, blacklists etc.
Not all people or locations need to be controlled in the same fashion
For example, office users vs night time staff etc
The office network vs the wifi network
Compliance is different from one industry to the next
Different considerations for different environments so you need to have flexible policies
- There are ALWAYS exceptions so a rigid approach for a wide range of customers will just not work.
BYOD is an important consideration if you are allowing people to access your network (HUGE for education)
You are obliged to have protective measures in place and this is a very different environment to your traditional office network
So WebTitan Cloud is the solution that we have to address these issues.
Your support Infrastructure is NOT going to suffer from taking on WTC… This ain’t no proxy!!
So in conclusion..
On average, THREE malicious sites PER day
We understand this, we know this, we DO this
We want to partner with you
Our products are used and trusted by all kinds of companies… not just the big ones but ALL kinds of companies… similar to your customers!