When we began Security Software Systems Inc., we originally set out to protect children, your children and ours, from the dangers of the Internet, especially predators and pedophiles. However, as our company grew, we realize that while corporate users do not face the same dangers as children on the internet, businesses, managers and company owners were growing increasingly concerned about what they're employees were using their computers for. Below are a small sampling of correspondence from our customers regarding our various software products:
CSWeb
"Thank you so much for giving us another tool in our arsenal as involved parents to not only shield our children from harmful material on the web, but to allow us an opportunity to talk to our children about subject matter that can be difficult to bring up otherwise. CSWeb has allowed us to set limits and block objectionable subject matter, but it also allows us to see what are children are viewing, allowing us some insight into matters in our children's lives we might not otherwise know about."
Sandra and Bruce Westoff
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"I had become increasingly worried about the time my daughter was spending on the computer in her bedroom. I didn't know enough about computers to find out what she may have been hiding, but I found your product, installed it and was shocked to learn what was she was doing and who she was talking with online. Because your software is easy for someone like me to use, I was able to know when my daughter needed some parental intervention. Thank you for making something like this for a busy, single-mother like myself."
Barbara Klopeck
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"I was shocked to learn what my teenage son was using our family computer to do. I'm grateful I found software like yours and appreciate how easy you made it to use. Thank you and keep up the great work, although I can't say my son feels the same way right now!"
Stefan Atkinson
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"I'm ashamed to admit how naive I was about what my children use our family computer for. Your software (CSWeb) shined a bright light on a problem I was completely oblivious to. I can't imagine ever finding out the truth, or even how bad things might have gotten if it wasn't for your software. Every parent should use this software, unless they truly have the time to stand over their kid's shoulder every moment they are on the computer."
Dan Schofield
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"Yay for Security Software! I've tried other software programs to control what my sons use the computer for, but they were either too complicated for me to use or my braniac kids figured a way around it. CSWeb was just what I had been looking for! Inexpensive, easy-to-use and teen-proof! I'm very impressed, and I've even told the principal at our Jr. high school about it to use in the computer lab."
Deeann Eisenmann
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"I am writing this to tell you about how much I like your program, CSWeb. I installed it about six weeks ago when I found out my 14 year old daughter had been chatting with a man on the Internet that I suspect is a child molester. I suspected that she would still talk to him even after I told her she couldn't. CSWeb has made it possible for me to make sure she doesn't talk to him again when I added his name, e-mail. etc to the library of words.
The program appears to work flawlessly. It captured an AOL instant message from the man I didn't want her to talk to and I was able to confront her with it. Since there has been no further communication in several weeks, I feel certain that she is no longer talking to this particular man. It also enables me to find out if this sort of thing happens again."
Helen Jacobs
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"I just installed CSWeb on our home computer and am very impressed!!! I had received unsolicited e-mails from pornographers and am now confident I will not have those worries again...my sons are 23 and 21 years of age and even though they are grown I still want our home computer protected from adult sites. Once again, thank you and please keep up the good work.
God bless you..."
Angela Wittman
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"I am using CSWeb and I must say that I am impressed with it's performance. Someone with some common sense designed this program. I purchased a program called Cyber Patrol and was dissatisfied with it. It could not do simple things like tell you what was found wrong with an HTML page. I lost money on that program. I am completely happy with yours. Again, Great Job! Keep up the good work."
Reginald & Sonya Sanders
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"If every parent used Security Software products on their home computers, we wouldn't have such a big problem with sexual predators stalking kids on-line Bottom line, Security Software keeps predators away from kids. What makes it different from all the other applications I've looked at is that it scans the content in all programs, not just on-line. Kids are smart, they know how to get to alternate browsers and get around any blockers their parents have tried to install. I think this product should be standard with every Internet service provider that allows children to access the Internet, to chat or communicate, with anyone."
Detective Mike Sullivan, Naperville Police Dept.
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"I have researched many software monitoring programs online and even tried a few free trials. None can even come close to CSWEB from Security Soft! I could have saved myself a lot of time and money! I purchased 3 programs before CSWEB and could not get them to work correctly. CSWEB is not only very user friendly, but affordable and their tech support is like nothing I have seen for any product! They respond immediately by email and or phone! I wish CSWEB would come in a software bundle package with all new computers for parents.In this computer world of ours parents need to be aware and know what their kids are up to before.......not after the fact! It gives me great peace of mind because we can't be there every second they are online. With CSWEB you can watch at the time they are on securely from your computer or at a later time."
Diana Bettencort
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"Thanks for the quick response to my question! I love this program (CSWeb), by the way. ITunes has some raunchy stuff out there that you NABBED before my 11 year old daughter could see it. Thanks so much!"
Janie E. Black
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"We had been hearing a lot about the web site MySpace lately, but my husband and I both thought that our daughter was too smart to post any public information about herself. We were shocked when we asked to see her online profile and the things that were posted, including her real name and our home address down to the street name. We searched the web to find software to help us monitor her habits more closely and that's when we found your product (CSWeb). As older parents sometimes we feel like we can't keep up with the technology that our children use everyday, but your software allows us to let us know what she's doing on the computer, and we don't need a computer science degree to use it. We just wanted to say "Thank you"."
Pam and Kenneth Cromwell
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"CSWEB is the best tool I've found to monitor my teenage daughter online. I travel alot for work, and haven't been able to keep tabs on her computer usage when I'm gone. I would come home to check her browser history and find it completely empty. Knowing she was making the effort to hide her activities, I made the effort to purchase CSWEB so I can see what she's seeing no matter where I may be."
Roger Zisk
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" The Dateline pieces on child predators has heightened our awareness about what our children are exposed to on a daily basis via the Internet. We had begun restricting computer use altogether to certain hours of the evening, and only when my husband and I could see the screen while the children were doing their homework. While good in theory, we soon learned how impractical this was. We decided to purchase CyberPatrol, but soon learned our teenage son had quickly found a way around it. After much research, we learned about CSWeb from your company, and I can't tell you how much having that software has helped our family. Not only do we no longer worry about what our kids are seeing on the computer, we don't even have to worry what's going on when we're not in the room. I don't have to worry or feel guilty about staying late at work if I need to. CSWeb is there even when we can't be. Thank you for such a great product. "
Amanda and Peter Close
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"We learned about your product (CSWeb) at a seminar about online predators conducted by local law enforcement officials. I was impressed by the fact that the detectives all said they swore by your product. Now I'm using CSWeb, and I know why. Keep up the great work. Families like mine are counting on you."
Delbert Timlin
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" I'm a software developer myself, and upon purchasing your product, I took it upon myself to try everything I could think of to bypass your filters and safeguards, fully expecting to find something that would allow me to take advantage of your 30 day (money-back) guarantee. Don't take it personally! I took the same approach to other filtering software I've purchased and I had yet to find one that took me more than an hour to render useless. Congratulations, because not only did I fail, but I've been using your product for over 6 months to make sure my very tech-savvy son has a safe online experience. I'm very impressed with your software (CSWeb), I have to say. "
Stan Pezzulo
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"Thanks so much! I've too much work at the moment however I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you I LOVE THIS PROGRAM AS MUCH AS (my son) DOESN'T. I will be in touch when I have time to think and ask viable questions. Until then, and if I don't say it enough, Thanks for all you do for ALL THE KIDS."
Betsey Rise
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"Cyber Sentinel is a must have for all parents. I do not normally recommend software, but Cyber Sentinel stands out from the rest. An amazing product suited for a desperate need to protect our children in the online world. Great job! My research proves that the threat to our children is real and at times even deadly. Not having this product is a mistake."
Jeff Wise - ChildPredatorBook.Com
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Cyber Sentinel
"Cyber Sentinel is a robust platform that offers what I believe is the most comprehensive '360 degree' approach to protection within the cyber world. Their 'Predator Guard' component is the best product to date for protecting children where they are most vulnerable online. Easy to use and unobtrusive, Cyber Sentinel is our exclusive recommendation for parents seeking to protect their children from the multitude of threats represented by online pornography and predators."
M. Craven, Center for Decency
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"I wanted to take a momemt to thank you for the unbelievable technical support you offer. I cannot thank you enough for your assistance yesterday evening. I am amazed at the customer service your product offers. I also can't say enough good things about Cyber Sentinel. I am thrilled to be able to monitor my children while away from home -- what security this offers me as a parent. I did catch the segment on the Today show this moring about the teenager and the webcam. It is unbelievable what is happening in our world today, we need to make every effort to be aware of our children's interactions with the people they are communicating with. Thanks again, I am anxious to try the new updated version of Cyber Sentinel and also the ability to access my home computer from anywhere."
Kathy Harris
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Policy Central Enterprise
"We're extremely satisfied with our Purchase of Policy Central (Enterprise Edition). We installed demos of other products on our network, and none of them displayed the ease-of-installation and ease-of-use that your product did. Your product gave us all the functionality we desired and at a fraction of the price. "
David Althouse, CIO
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"We decided that instead of trying to be the police of the network we wanted an application that would help enforce our companies Acceptable Use Policy. By emphasizing our Policy for all our applications and having all staff accept that policy daily, we have found in three months, a marked improvement in productivity particularly from the contract staff.
As Internet and e-mail access is not required full time it has been cost Effective for GAC to use a dial up router, connecting as and when required. The workload had been the same over the last six months, however since installing Policy Central an unexpected but significant saving of 50% for the cost of the ISDN line has been recorded. In conclusion, it is very important that we trust our employees and contract staff and they trust us. One of the best features is that Policy Central only detects violations that we consider inappropriate, if staff use the system according to our policy then they are not being monitored and therefore the trust is maintained."
GAC Computer Support Ltd.
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"At the time, we had one of the best Internet Protection Systems available, but even with this system in place, there was no off-line or E-mail protection, and misuse of the School’s Networks and PC’s was difficult to monitor and control. Due to these limitations I was concerned that the pupils were not adequately protected or prevented from misusing the network.
By installing Policy Central we have been able to implement a fast, simple and cost effective approach to ensuring acceptable use of Internet and E-mail. I am now happy that we are providing pupils with access to a network with unlimited Internet access which is nevertheless safe. We are now planning to install networked PC’s in our eleven boarding houses where computer use will not be supervised, and where the software will be vital in controlling use of the workstations."
Headmaster Paul Spencer Ellis
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"It is impossible to stop all misuse of the internet, in particular games and music sites. However, the probability of being caught is a serious deterrent and we have seen a massive reduction in misuse since installing the software. The educational value of the product is without doubt a key feature. The software gave us monitoring and auditing capability, enabling a more controlled but flexible Internet access facility for students and staff. The dangers of chat rooms are being highlighted in the Media. Teachers have asked, When and how can we ban or monitor these chat rooms ? Policy Central provided the answer. We wanted software which would provide forensic evidence to protect the school, students and staff. Policy Central is exactly what we needed."
Whitney Swartzbaugh, School Administrator
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"I have to tell you this; there are a lot of people in our office that can now do nothing but real work on their computers. Your software (Policy Central Network) has done what a million threats and memos never did, which is enforce our company's computer use policy's and keep them focused on their work. "
Anthony Koepple
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"I run our company's network and am ultimately responsible for not only all the computers, but the productivy of the people who used them. Before I tried your product (Policy Central Enterprise), I used thre separate, and expensive, products to do what yours does. I can tell you without a doubt that purchasing the license for Policy Central for our company was not only the cheapest IT investment we've made in years, but also the one that will end up saving us the most money. Thanks for your hard work. You made me look good!"
Hassan Siddiqui
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"Although we had read reports of employee internet use in the workplace, we never suspected our company had a problem with this. When our network administrator informed us that our bandwidth usage had increased dramatically in recent months, we decided to find a product to help us determine why. We downloaded a trial version of Policy Central Professional and we learned more about our employee's computer habits in just one week than we could have ever imagined. We immediately purchased the licensed copy, and it has allowed us to reduce bandwidth, saving us money, and consequently I can testify without a doubt that it has increased our staff productivity, which is something I never thought I'd have to worry about previously."
Roger Strzelecki
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Predator Guard
"After watching the piece on Dateline about online predators, I was gripped with fear about what my child could be exposed to while on the computer. After much research I found PredatorGuard from your company. I must admit that I was suprised that one moment I was pouring through pages of information about online predators, and almost the next I had your software up and running because I'm not all that computer-savvy to be honest with you. Knowing that I have your software as a major buffer between my daughter and the sickos out there is such load off my mind. Thank you."
Maureen Rhinehart
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