5 great ways to beat web content filters

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5 Great Ways to Beat Web Content Filters

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5 Great Ways to Beat Web Content Filters

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Definition of Content Filtering

Content Filters are an evoking methodology used in the field of security technology.

These are set of tools that are intended to monitor all of the traffic carries out on a network and compare it to a set of rules that define any unacceptable activity.

Internet filters or commonly known as Content filter tools help a user to resist time-wasting internet surfing by employees.

It has provided functionality to the administrator to block certain websites that could harm the company network.

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Why You need to Bypass Content Filter

In the worst-case scenario, the system actually reduces productivity by slowing down internet speed.

Content Filters sometimes block a normal business-related websites which sometimes get blocked due to various reasons that let them fall into these categories.

Due to its property, content filter software take screenshots on every step taken by an employee violating on its policies.

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These screenshots are then used as evidence that the employee violated an internet policy.

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Easy Ways to Bypass All Content Filters

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)•

• DNS Server

• Proxy Server•

• TunnelBear

• Tor

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Virtual Private Network (VPN)

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a technology that enables to creates an secure connection over a less secured network.

Connecting a Virtual Private Network then all traffic coming from your computer will be redirected over that VPN.

If you’re connected to a VPN located in Australia, all your network traffic will be redirected to Australia before it emerges.

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Fig. - VPN

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DNS Server

A DNS server is any computer registered to join the Domain Name System.

If you want access to Geo-blocked websites or even websites that block particular state users, DNS-based filter is the best option for it.

Some Internet service providers have implemented filtering by changing their Dynamic DNS servers to redirect requests for the blocked websites to another website.

Use something like Google Public DNS and you’ll know no DNS-level filtering is taking place.

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Fig. - DNS Server

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Proxy Server

Blocked sites can also be accessed using a standard proxy.

System-wide proxies generally function similarly to VPNs.

If you want to pay for a service and send all your traffic over it, you’re better off with a VPN.

If you want to quickly access a blocked website, you can try using a web-based proxy.

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Fig. - Proxy Server

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TunnelBear

TunnelBear provides one with the functionality to just click the dial in the application.

Once you are done with it then you don’t even need to configure the VPN in Windows.

They have a free version and a paid upgrade that’s definitely worth the price.

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Fig. - TunnelBear

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TOR

Tor allow user to browse anonymously.

Tor may work even if standard VPNs, proxies, and SSH tunnels won’t.

Tor beat all content filter Tools and access blocked websites.

You shouldn’t use Tor to access sensitive, unencrypted data, but Tor will let you access blocked websites on any connection.

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Fig. - Tor