As part of the recent back-to-school 2023 update for Securly Filter, there are several new categories now available to help the Senior Leadership Teams and Designated Safeguarding Leads manage student safety.
These filter categories will be sparsely populated at first so as not to cause a major impact on school policies, and they will become more populated in the coming months as we user reports and the Securly AI scanning technology fill them out.
Below is a list of the new categories that have been introduced, as well as how they will be implemented into new and existing policies based on current policy settings.
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Category |
Description |
Rollout strategy |
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E-Commerce/Shopping |
Online retailers and shopping sites which may expose students to adult products. |
New policies: Allowed Existing policies: Allowed |
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Sexual Content |
Sites that do not have explicitly pornographic content but do have content discussing sexual topics. |
New policies: Blocked Existing policies: Match “Other Adult Content” setting |
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Web Ads |
Advertisements on web pages. |
New policies: Blocked Existing Policies: No Change |
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Malware |
Sites known to host malicious software. |
New policies: Blocked Existing policies: Match “Network Misuse” setting |
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Educational Games |
Games that are designed to promote learning through play, but can be distracting. |
New policies: Allowed Existing policies: Allowed |
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Educational Tech |
Sites and services used in an educational environment. |
New policies: Allowed Existing policies: Allowed |
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Plagiarism |
Sites that promote and detect plagarism. |
New policies: Blocked Existing policies: Match “Network Misuse” setting |