Acceptable Use of Internet - Categorizing the Web at Scale

Learn about web content classification and security risk management in this conference talk from BSidesBUD2022 IT security conference. Explore how organizations can protect against watering-hole attacks, drive-by-downloads, and browser exploits through neural network approaches to web content classification. Discover a machine learning model that predicts website categories using only URLs as input, helping organizations manage employee internet usage risks across 80 distinct categories. Understand how implementing web controls can prevent access to inappropriate content, reduce legal liability risks, and maintain workplace productivity. Presented by Tamás Vörös, this technical discussion demonstrates effective methods for expanding blocklist coverage and enhancing organizational security through automated web categorization.