• Block YouTube Shorts and/or Instagram Reels

    Fabio Teixeira
    Fabio Teixeira
    Maybe this is a tricky one. I want to block all TikTok like content on my network. Block TikTok is easier because TikTok only offers TikTok like content (short videos algorithm suggested and etc) But YouTube and Instagram it's different. I…
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    • over 1 year ago
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  • External URL Database - URL shortener

    Steppenwolf
    Steppenwolf
    Hej, I would like to block all url shorteners. Is there a corresponding option in the XG? I have only found the possibility to maintain a list manually or to include an external URL database. Can anyone support me with this? Thanks! Best Regards…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Web filter blocks unblocked category

    EinMarco_DE
    EinMarco_DE
    Hey there, I have a web filter policy like that: Why there is a web request blocked which is in a category which is not blocked by the web policy? Thanks!
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • how to export a list of default categories that can be blocked by Sophos?

    XG_suupport
    XG_suupport
    Hello there, Can we export a list of default categories that can be blocked by Sophos? If we can save this as pdf or word file , it would be good Thank you.
    • over 2 years ago
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  • How do I block Youtube without using Video Hosting Category

    UJay
    UJay
    Hi I have a requirement to block some streaming sites such as Youtube from user access. I know it can be done by using the native default Video Hosting Category. However, when we use that, it block all video hosting services. I want to use more specific…
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • sophostest.com treated differently http vs https

    RichardR
    RichardR
    If I do a policy test for https://sophostest.com/adult/index.html the Web Protection Category is marked as "Information Technology" If I do a policy test for http://sophostest.com/adult/index.html the Web Protection Category is marked as " Sexually…
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • XG web filtering no porn category?

    Ralph Smith
    Ralph Smith
    Hi, I'm new to XG and am setting up web content filtering. I may be missing something, but I'm trying to set up an "Activities" group adding my own selection of Categories, and I don't see "porn" as a category. I do see "Sexually Explicit", but the…
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    • over 2 years ago
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  • External URL database -Web policy

    wingman
    wingman
    Hi Everyone I want to use create a custom Category pointing to an external URL database. The category seems to work fine is the numbers of records is relative small (I've tried <200). Does anyone know what the max record limit for external URL database…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Web Categories - bug or feature?

    Peter-Paul Gras
    Peter-Paul Gras
    Today i was trying to edit a custom Web categorie. This Categorie consists of both URL's as well as keywords. My purpose was tot delet the last keyword in the categorie. This does not seem to be possible. When i delete the last enkeyword entry and click…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Unblocking files

    NA NA3
    NA NA3
    Since i am downloading lots of different files, perusable from different categories (.lha .rar, .exe, .d81 ) etc, i thought the best way to deal with this was just to add an ;'exception' in Sophos XG under "Web" Basically, its Amiga manuals and such…
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    • over 2 years ago
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