13 02, 2012

Registering WebSpy Vantage Ultimate – Step by Step

By | 2017-12-12T06:59:04+00:00 February 13th, 2012|Articles, How To, Software Updates, System Administration, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

This is a guide for new customers to register their WebSpy Vantage Ultimate software for the first time. The process requires a few simple steps which will be outlined below, followed by some troubleshooting options if you get stuck along the way.

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #6 Registration

By | 2017-12-12T07:00:29+00:00 April 4th, 2011|Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

Update: The following procedure no longer applies for versions above 2.2.0.105. Please see our new guide to registering WebSpy Vantage in our Support Center: This is the sixth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video covers registering Vantage and the Web Module. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate – Registration [...]

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #5 Organization Setup

By | 2011-04-04T14:04:41+00:00 April 4th, 2011|Aliases, How To, Organization, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

This is the fifth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video will cover the Organization section of the software, showing you how to import your users and groups from Active Directory / LDAP. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate - Organization Module from Fastvue on Vimeo.

4 04, 2011

Vantage Video Series: #4 Profiles & Site Categorization

By | 2011-04-04T13:40:24+00:00 April 4th, 2011|How To, Log File Analysis, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, WebSpy|0 Comments

This is the fourth of a series of videos showing you how to configure Vantage in detail. This video follows on from #3, and will cover the Profiles section of the software, and how to use site categorization. WebSpy Vantage Ultimate - Profiles from Fastvue on Vimeo.

25 01, 2011

Running Multiple Instances of Vantage

By | 2011-01-25T10:20:43+00:00 January 25th, 2011|How To, Reports, storages, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy|0 Comments

In the latest Vantage auto-update (2.2.0.68), we’ve included an experimental feature to allow multiple instances of WebSpy Vantage to run on the same operating system. The goal here is to run reports at the same time using multiple instances of the application. To do this, we have also include a second experimental feature to disable [...]

25 01, 2011

Vantage Update 2.2.0.68 (Exchange 2010, Juniper and IronPort Traffic Logs, and more)

By | 2011-01-25T10:18:27+00:00 January 25th, 2011|IronPort, Loaders, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

We have released an automatic update for the Vantage range of applications. This update includes some new loader formats, an experimental feature as well minor fixes and improvements. Of note, this release includes full support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 Tracking logs (previously supported with the Exchange 2007 loader, but missing a few fields), as well [...]

5 01, 2011

5 Top Tips for Safer Social Networking

By | 2011-01-05T13:43:50+00:00 January 5th, 2011|social networking, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

Majority of our social networking tips and ‘How to’ articles are aimed at organizations managing and reporting on network traffic to improve online safety at work. This time around I thought I share some tips focusing on how individuals can ensure they’re being smart and safe when engaging in social networking activities. Hopefully these tips [...]

22 12, 2010

Creating and Analyzing SonicWALL Log Files

By | 2010-12-22T15:28:52+00:00 December 22nd, 2010|Firewall Analysis, How To, Log File Analysis, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, WebSpy|0 Comments

I’ve put together a couple of quick videos to show you how to configure logging on your SonicWALL appliance, and how to import and analyze these log files in WebSpy Vantage. You can also read through these steps on this page: Analyzing SonicWALL log files with WebSpy. […]

10 12, 2010

Reporting on Astaro Security Gateway

By | 2010-12-10T15:23:54+00:00 December 10th, 2010|Astaro, Firewall Analysis, How To, Log File Analysis, Reports, Third Party, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy|0 Comments

Astaro Security Gateway devices are capable of producing some very detailed log files including full URLs, usernames, categories, block action and reason which gives you some great reporting options in WebSpy Vantage. Take a look at our dedicated Astaro pages to get an idea of what can be achieved when analyzing Astaro Web Gateway log [...]

7 12, 2010

Who should take the responsibility for Adolescent Cyber Bullying?

By | 2010-12-07T12:34:52+00:00 December 7th, 2010|How To, Uncategorized, Vantage, WebSpy, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

I just read a long, but rather interesting, article on adolescent cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is legally defined as repeated harassment online, although in popular use, it can describe even a sharp-elbowed, unwarranted swipe online. We all know kids can be cruel because they often lack the maturity and empathy to understand the emotional ramifications [...]