Understanding Security Policies

overview a security policy is the core set of filtering rules that dictates which websites your users can access and which are blocked flashstart allows you to customize these rules to align with your organization's specific security and compliance requirements you can maintain a single default policy for your entire network, or create multiple distinct policies (e g , "guest wi fi" vs "staff") and assign them to different network segments or endpoint agents core policy components when editing a policy within the protection menu docid\ aoavaxbxic2kmejwxc3pi , you can configure several distinct filtering layers to build your desired security posture filtering layer focus & description malware docid\ lz2k1ksag lfsji98pdl the foundation of network security blocks access to known malicious domains, phishing pages, ransomware delivery sites, and botnet command centers content docid\ vflpxujhsjvwrdckiayx0 allows you to block websites based on their subject matter use this to filter out inappropriate content like adult sites, gambling, or time wasting platforms like social media geoblocking docid\ dojyyub hodgffrwaz9sd proactively blocks dns resolutions for domains hosted in specific high risk countries, reducing your exposure to international cyber threats exceptions docid\ qoiz3d3hjllypqcwhto8o your custom allow and block lists this layer overrides all other category settings, ensuring you can strictly allow a specific trusted domain or forcefully block an unwanted one safesearch docid\ tbx cooecg3tkryfih9wg natively enforces the strict safe search mode on major search engines (such as google, bing, and youtube) to filter explicit images and videos directly from search results