Purpose:
This document outlines the upcoming changes to the URL Filtering feature supported on the ISA500.
Details:
The set of categories for URL Filtering are being updated and will include a number of changes. The following table lists the set of URL categories for the Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Firmware and how they will change. These changes may modify or disable existing policies.
| Change | Old Categories
| New Categories
|
|---|
| Categories Added |
| Streaming Video |
| Streaming Audio |
Astrology |
| Extreme |
| Fashion |
| Alcohol |
| Tobacco |
| Humor |
| SaaS and B2B |
| Personal Sites |
| Digital Postcards |
| Politics |
| Illegal Downloads |
| Organization Email |
| Religion |
| Non-Governmental Organizations |
| Auctions |
| Professional Networking |
| Photo Search and Images |
| Dynamic and Residential |
| Parked Domains |
| Entertainment |
Categories Renamed | Arts and Entertainment | Arts |
| Lottery and Sweepstakes | Lotteries |
| Web-based Chat | Chat and Instant Messaging |
| Sex Ed and Abortion | Sex Education |
| Porn | Pornography |
| Child Porn | Child Abuse Content |
| Categories Deleted | Streaming Media |
|
| Paranormal and Occult |
| Violence |
| Tasteless or Obscene |
| Instant Messaging |
| Cults |
| Spiritual Healing |
| Tattoos |
| Alcohol and Tobacco |
| Categories Merged | Instant Messaging | Chat and Instant Messaging |
| Web-based Chat |
| Tasteless and Obscene | Extreme |
| Violence |
| Split Categories | Arts and Entertainment | Arts |
| Streaming Video |
| Streaming Audio |
| Humor |
| Digital Postcards |
| Photo Search and Images |
| Computers and Internet | Computers and Internet |
| SaaS and B2B |
| Shopping | Shopping |
| Auctions |
| Government and Law | Government and Law |
| Politics |
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure and Content Delivery Networks |
| Parked Domains |
| Business and Industry | Business and Industry |
| SaaS and B2B |
| Search Engines and Portals | Search Engines and Portals |
| Parked Domains |
| Illegal Activities | Illegal Activities |
| Illegal Downloads |
| Online Communities | Online Communities |
| Personal Sites |
| Digital Postcards |
| Politics |
| Professional Networking |
| Photo Search and Images |
| Streaming Media | Streaming Video |
| Streaming Audio |
| Paranormal and Occult | Society and Culture |
| Astrology |
| Web-based Mail | Web-based Mail |
| Organizational Email |
| Alcohol and Tobacco | Alcohol |
| Tobacco |
| Peer File Transfer | Peer File Transfer |
| Illegal Downloads |
| Social Networking | Social Networking |
| Professional Networking |
| Society and Culture | Society and Culture |
| Fashion |
| Non-Governmental Organizations |
Note: This table is also found in the Release Notes for ISA500 Firmware Version 1.2.18:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/small_business_security/isa500/release/1.2.18/ISA500_RN_1-2-18.pdf
FAQ:
Q: When will the changes take place?
A: The changes are currently scheduled for sometime during the week of February 10, 2014.
Q: How will the ISA receive these changes?
A: The ISA will automatically receive these changes as part of the Security Services communication with the Servers.
Q: Do I need to do anything?
A: The changes will be automatic. After the changes, it is recommended to go through and review your URL Filtering Policy Profiles with the updated categories.
