Smoothwall

Who are Smoothwall

Smoothwall is a leading digital safeguarding provider in UK education. Over 10,000 schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts (MATs) depend on Smoothwall technologies to keep their students safe and their education organisations compliant.

CoConnect work with Smoothwall to provide monitoring and filtering with unparalleled safeguarding, reporting and security features that allow you to get most from your internet connection without hindering teaching or learning.

Smoothwall Monitor

Proactive monitoring works in real-time to alert safeguarding teams to risks as they happen. Helps prevent online risks becoming real-life incidents.

• Real-time proactive monitoring
  Captures user activity as it happens, automatically sending potential risks through to the monitor portal.
• Online and offline monitoring
  Captures activity that may indicate risk, even outside of the regular web browser such as in a Word Document, Messaging app, or encrypted “dark web” browser.
• Auto pre-grading
  Smoothwall’s 24/7 in-house team of moderators review captures to minmise false positives and contact you by phone for any urgent risks.

Smoothwall Filter

Smoothwall Filter is the safest, most purchased filter in UK Education. It is the only filter to deliver against the 4 factors needed for maximum safety and rich, age-appropriate online learning.

• Real-time filtering
  While other filters are real-time some of the time, Smoothwall is real-time, all of the time. That means there is never any delay between dangerous content going live and Smoothwall’s Filter’s ability to block it.
• True content analysis
  Smoothwall don’t rely on blocklists alone. All content is textually analysed as it streams to the user so over blocking is eliminated. Students enjoy the richest and safest online learning.
• Granular control
  Granular controls mean our IT customers can easily choose who sees what, where and when, to give students maximum protection AND age and location appropriate online experiences.