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filtering is even better example of applying security through proxy use. One can implement intricate combinations of filtering rules in a proxy.
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filtering is even better example of applying security through proxy use. One can implement intricate combinations of filtering rules in a proxy.

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You seem to be confirming what I thought.<br />
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Web proxies are there to provide protection from my own users! &nbsp;If I can trust my users, then a proxy server would provide no more security benefit?<br />
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I appreciate &quot;trust my users&quot; is a bit vague, and proxies provide other advantages such as caching. &nbsp;<br />

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You seem to be confirming what I thought.

Web proxies are there to provide protection from my own users!  If I can trust my users, then a proxy server would provide no more security benefit?

I appreciate "trust my users" is a bit vague, and proxies provide other advantages such as caching.  


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don't think of active filtering as being protection from &nbsp;your users - think of it as protecting them from web-borne issues by gaining the opportunity to virus scan and perform IDP/IDS at the perimeter.<br />
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really advanced solutions can even proxy (and virus scan) https traffic!
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don't think of active filtering as being protection from  your users - think of it as protecting them from web-borne issues by gaining the opportunity to virus scan and perform IDP/IDS at the perimeter.

really advanced solutions can even proxy (and virus scan) https traffic!

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I have been advised to route Internet access via a Proxy Server for &quot;security&quot;, but I cannot work out what security it offers. At the moment, all PCs are hidden behind a firewall with NAT.<br />
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The only thing I can see it offering with security is a mechanism to monitor my users Internet access. <br />
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Am I missing anything? 
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I have been advised to route Internet access via a Proxy Server for "security", but I cannot work out what security it offers. At the moment, all PCs are hidden behind a firewall with NAT.

The only thing I can see it offering with security is a mechanism to monitor my users Internet access. 

Am I missing anything? 

What security do Proxy Servers offer

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.