Website categorisation

Website categorisation is where websites are assigned to a limited number of categories by human, algorithms, or a combination of both. Third-party website categorisation lists provide the bulk of most of the sites blocked by "parental control" filters used by UK ISPs.

Providers

• Symantec RuleSpace (no longer in use?)
• Symantec WebPulse (formerly Blue Coat)
• McAfee TrustedSource
• Zscaler
• Forcepoint (formerly WebSense)
• Fortinet FortiGuard

Links

• wikipedia: Comparison of content-control software and providers
• BrightCloud lookup