16 04, 2010

3 Simple Reasons Why Resellers Want WebSpy

By | 2010-04-16T07:48:58+00:00 April 16th, 2010|Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Partners, Reports, Sales and Marketing, Uncategorized|0 Comments

To set things straight from the get-go, this is not a plug about our partner program, margin structure or reseller support. All the ingredients necessary to bake a successful partner cake are present (and being improved…get ready for some exciting partner announcement in the coming weeks). No, this is simply a very factual overview of [...]

14 04, 2010

Web Module Update Errors and Workaround

By | 2010-04-14T05:53:57+00:00 April 14th, 2010|How To, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Web Module|1 Comment

We have just issued an automatic update for the Vantage range of products, including Vantage Ultimate and the Web Module. Unfortunately there are two issues with the Web Module auto update process. Everyone on a 64 bit operating system machines will encounter issue #1 (Unable to locate installation location), and some of you may encounter issue #2 (System.IO.FileLoadException).

7 04, 2010

Soho Alpha Release – Issues and Workarounds

By | 2010-04-07T06:28:06+00:00 April 7th, 2010|How To, Software Updates, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, WebSpy Soho|0 Comments

It’s been a crazy few weeks but we’ve finally managed to get the first release of WebSpy Soho out the door. It is our intention to keep our Alpha testers up to date with our ongoing development. Right now, I’d like to inform you about some issues experienced by a handful of testers and how to go about resolving them.

12 03, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.29 – New Fields for IronPort

By | 2010-03-12T06:55:01+00:00 March 12th, 2010|Firewall Analysis, IronPort, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Software Updates, System Administration, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis|0 Comments

We have just added support for the 'Group' field in IronPort's access logs. You can add this field to your logs by adding %g in the 'Custom Fields' edit box. We have also added support for the custom fields Body Request Size and Body Response Size.

2 03, 2010

Vantage Update 2.2.0.27 – Fix for Microsoft FTMG SQL Import

By | 2010-03-02T15:58:13+00:00 March 2nd, 2010|Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Software Updates, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Module, WebSpy|0 Comments

Our support for Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway is quite new and we’ve just fixed a couple of issues that we haven’t yet released as a public update yet. In particular, this update fixes the "specified cast invalid error" that occurs when importing the Web Proxy database logs.

24 02, 2010

New WebSpy Soho + Bang & Olufsen Earphone Giveaway

By | 2010-02-24T23:14:24+00:00 February 24th, 2010|Sales and Marketing, Uncategorized, WebSpy Soho|0 Comments

Thanks to popular demand we are happy to announce that we will be giving away another 100 one year subscription of WebSpy Soho (full version – once launched) AND a pair Bang & Olufsen’s absolutely amazing earphones. There’s TWO things you need to do to for the chance to win software and earphones: Register your [...]

18 02, 2010

Is Your Privacy Really Being Invaded?

By | 2010-02-18T09:41:33+00:00 February 18th, 2010|Sales and Marketing, Uncategorized, WebSpy News Update|0 Comments

A frequently used argument against email and internet monitoring at work is invasion of privacy. This argument is often uttered by employees who feel that their privacy is, in one way or another, being compromised by monitoring efforts. Is it a legitimate argument? In short: legally no, practically maybe. Let me explain… […]

8 02, 2010

8 Reasons NOT to Use Microsoft Forefront TMG's Reporting

By | 2010-02-08T06:48:39+00:00 February 8th, 2010|Aliases, Firewall Analysis, How To, Loaders, Log File Analysis, Microsoft ISA Server, Microsoft Threat Management Gateway, Reports, Tips and Best Practices, Uncategorized, Vantage, Web Browsing Analysis, Web Module, WebSpy|6 Comments

I've been having a look through the reporting functionality included in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway to find that not much has changed from ISA Server 2006. There is some new information regarding the newly implemented URL categorization and threat management technology, but there is very little flexibility or customization for those with reporting requirements beyond general overviews cluttered with irrelevant information. Here is what I consider to be the 8 main limitations of Microsoft Forefront TMG's reporting functionality.