SurfControl has been replaced with Secure Computing for categorization, and the 97 subcategories are not mapped to other names. An added benefit is that under the new system, a site can be in multiple categories- allowing for more accurate categorization.
First, Astaro has a well-written contract with Secure Computing- we have no concerns about the impact of the potential acquisition by McAfee.
I believe Astaro's choice of content filtering partners through the years has been validated by the market. Astaro has chosen premier partners and the market has seen them as valuable properties.
Since everyone is upgrading, you will need to review the categories and sub-categories. We could not convert the old to new mappings completely for updated systems, so there are several sub-categories unmapped after update. Please review the attached list of categories, corresponding subcategories, and unmapped subcategories- and configure your systems as appropriate.
Fresh installations from 7.302+ ISOs (available soon) will have all Sub-categories mapped to the existing 18 categories.
This has highlighted an issue with the content filter. I assumed that 'Block access to uncategorised websites' would block access to websites that were not mapped to specific categories.
However, it *allows* all these unmapped sub-categories.
I suggest an additional tick box 'Block access to unmapped subcategories' as a feature request.
