Category Archives: New Releases

Categorization Update for YouTube

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YouTube(www.youtube.com) has been moved to the Streaming Media category. It was previously categorized as Social Networking. This change will take effect in today’s URL list download in your Cyfin or CyBlock product.

You can change how sites are categorized by going to the Advanced Settings – Category Setup – Edit URLs screen.  Simply use the pulldown to select a category that you wish to assign a site (or sites) to.  Then enter it in the text box, and click Submit.  From then on, the site will be categorized as being in the category you just assigned it to.  You can confirm this by going to the Advanced Settings – Category Setup – Check URL screen and typing in the same site you just re-categorized.

In addition to this ability, you have Custom Categories, which are empty and available for you to use.  These categories can be populated with sites of your choosing, and you can even rename the custom categories on the Advanced Settings – Category Setup – Name Custom screen.  With these tools at your disposal, you can customize the product to truly suit your unique environment.

New Releases: CyBlock 5.9.3 and Cyfin 7.9.3

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Wavecrest Computing recently released new versions of its CyBlock and Cyfin products. Some enhancements included are:

  • Enhancement – Arrays. More synchronization functionality has been added. Synchronization automatically takes place now when adding a new member (secondary machine) to an array. Also, using the synchronization button sends configuration parameters from the primary machine to all secondary machines. Note: This feature is not available for the CyBlock Appliance.
  • Enhancement – Backups. Product configuration data is now backed up daily and stored in compressed files. The ability to restore the product to any of your daily backups is now available at the Administration – Restore screen. Note: This feature is not available for arrays.
  • Correction – Screen name change. The screen Advanced Settings – Report Settings – Advanced Options replaces the screen that was initially named Advanced Settings – Report Settings – Preferences.

For full release notes on the products, please visit the forum at https://forum.wavecrest.net/index.php. Current customers can download the latest release from their product by going to the Administration – Product Update screen.

Product Updates: CyBlock Proxy 5.9.2.e and Cyfin Proxy 7.9.2.e

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We recently discovered an issue with accessing SSL (https sites) in CyBlock Proxy 5.9.2 and Cyfin Proxy 7.9.2 versions.  To avoid any problems, we recommend upgrading to the new maintenance versions CyBlock Proxy 5.9.2.e and Cyfin Proxy 7.9.2.e.  To upgrade to the latest version, login to your Cyfin Proxy or CyBlock Proxy product, go to Administration – Product Update and click Download Now.  You can also access the latest version from the support customer login pages on our Web site.

CyBlock Proxy: https://www.wavecrest.net/support/cyblock/sa/downloads.html

Cyfin Proxy: https://www.wavecrest.net/support/cyfin/sa/downloads.html

New Releases: CyBlock 5.9.2 and Cyfin 7.9.2

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New versions of Wavecrest Computing’s CyBlock and Cyfin Internet filtering and monitoring software were recently released. Below is a list of some of the enhancements included in these versions.

  • Enhancement – Groups and IDs. Subgrouping up to 10 levels is supported.
  • Enhancement – Run Now. You can now run any scheduled report immediately. Simply go to the Reports – Schedule – Run Now screen and click on the report you want to run. The report will be delivered using the scheduled report settings you previously configured.
  • Enhancement – Array. The communication between computers in a Wavecrest product array has been enhanced to do authentication automatically. This prevents communication from halting when a “secondary” machine responds to a “primary” machine with an authentication request.
  • Enhancement – Safe Search (CyBlock ISA Only). The Google and Yahoo Safe Search is now fully implemented with this release. Go to the Setup – Filtering screen to enable this feature.

For full release notes on the products, please visit the forum at https://forum.wavecrest.net/index.php. Current customers can download the latest release from their product by going to the Administration – Product Update screen.

New Minor Releases: CyBlock 5.9.0 and Cyfin 7.9.0

New versions of Wavecrest Computing’s CyBlock and Cyfin monitoring and filtering software were recently released.  They include the following new features and enhancements.

  • Enhancement – Array configuration. This release contains a useful new feature which will allow you to combine all of your proxy data into an Enterprise report.  It also lets you apply settings and policies from one ‘primary’ installation to multiple ‘secondary’ installations.  For Cyfin Reporter, this feature works a little differently.  Instead, it allows you to use multiple servers’ CPU’s to process logfile data, while leaving one ‘primary’ Cyfin Reporter machine free to run reports.
  • New Report – Site Audit Detail. This report lists all users that visited a particular Web site and shows the total visits.
  • Enhancement – Proxy Chain ability. CyBlock Proxy and Cyfin Proxy now have the ability to use a ‘downstream’ proxy in a ‘chain’ configuration.
  • Enhancement – Job Queue. New keyboard shortcuts allow you to pause and restart the job queue.  Also, all jobs are now numbered in the queue.
  • Enhancement – Logging optional. (CyBlock Proxy only) Logging of proxy data can be disabled without affecting the filtering policies in place.
  • Enhancement – New logfile formats supported. (Cyfin Reporter only) Cyfin Reporter extends support for Sidewinder Firewall G2, IronPort Appliance, Symantec Web Security and MIMEsweeper logfiles.

For full release notes on the products, please visit the forum at https://forum.wavecrest.net/index.php. Current customers can download the latest release from their product by going to the Administration – Product Update screen.

New Releases: CyBlock 5.8.7 and Cyfin 7.8.7

I am thrilled to announce that several enhancements were recently made to Wavecrest Computing’s Cyfin and CyBlock products. These include:

New Scalability. The latest versions of CyBlock Proxy and Cyfin Proxy include high-performance scalability. These new scalable multiplexed proxy servers replace the previous thread-based versions, meaning that they can handle large numbers of users and requests. These new versions will:

  • react quicker to new requests
  • minimize resource contention
  • tolerate slow or unresponsive clients and servers more efficiently.

Enhanced Reporting Options. Several enhancements were made to the Web-use reporting features for all products. These include:

  • a new “Last 24 Hours” time frame option
  • the ability to name scheduled reports
  • the ability to enter other email addresses to receive scheduled reports.

Array Configuration. The array feature is now available for blocking policies in the latest version of CyBlock ISA. For full release notes on the products, please visit the forum at https://forum.wavecrest.net/index.php. Current customers can download the latest release from their product by going to the Administration – Product Update screen.

Welcome to the Wavecrest Computing Blog

Welcome to the official Wavecrest Computing blog. Now you can stay up-to-date on the latest news and updates to Wavecrest’s CyBlock and Cyfin Internet filtering and monitoring software products. This means that you’ll learn about new product features that you’ve been wanting, and any enhancements or updates to the products. It will also be a resource where you can get tips and best practices for using your CyBlock or Cyfin product as a Web-use management tool.

With that said, we’ll get this first post started with our latest update to Cyfin Reporter. This latest version includes an:

  • Event Log. This log is automatically created in the product and logs when the product is started or stopped, when someone logs into or out of the product, product errors and more.
  • Import Data Job Queue. All import data jobs sent to the job queue are now sorted by their start time, processing the oldest first and the newest last.
  • MSDE Log Data Correction. Problems with configuration and receiving data in reports in previous versions of the product are now corrected.

You are welcome to view the release notes on our technical support forum at https://forum.wavecrest.net. You can download the latest version of Cyfin Reporter directly through your product by going to Administration – Product Update.

Finally, we hope that you will find this blog beneficial by either subscribing to the feed or visiting it every once in a while to see what’s new!