Protect Your Network / An Excellent use for an Old PC

We've all been there, that seedy underbelly of the net. Sites rife with warez and other content of both questionable legality and generally inappropriate for the pg - pg13 rating of most workplaces.

The nasty viruses and spyware that frolic and play in this habitat can wreak havoc on your network, devastate worker productivity and can create legal headaches if they jeopardize any confidential or client data you may have.

A simple solution is configuring a proxy server to screen out as many of these sites as possible. While no solution will be 100% effective, squidGuard is a free and relatively simple alternative that should be more than adequate for most home & office networks.

Linux.com is running a pretty straightforward step by step tutorial on deploying squidGuard. If you need any advice, I'd be more than happy to provide guidance in deploying squidGuard for your organization.

Linux.com | Using squidGuard for content filtering