Advanced Logfile Analysis
Functional Features
- Productivity Protection. Monitor social networks, shopping, sports and more.
- Employee-Focused Reporting. Track employee Web usage from multiple perspectives.
- Manager-Ready Reports. Get reports that are accurate, detailed and actionable.
- Comprehensive Coverage. Monitor over 500 million Web pages in 74 categories.
- Personalized Web Policy Support. Tailor Cyfin to fit your specific policy.
Technical Features
- Logfile Compatibility. Get support for over 100 different log formats.
- Robust Data Capacity. Easily handle large amounts of logfile data.
- Bandwidth Protection. Monitor and report on Web sites that consume the most bandwidth.
- Security Assurance. Protect against spyware, malware, public proxies, etc.
- Active Directory Support. Integrate seamlessly with Active Directory.
- Daily List Updates. Stay on top of the latest Web 2.0 trends with automatic updates.
- Minimal-Effort Administration. Install, set up and maintain with ease.
- Array Configuration Support. Manage multi-location configurations from one server.
- Superior Support Services. Access our knowledgable support staff and services.
Web Policy Support
Cyfin Reporter can support any organization's Web-use policy with features such as customizable categories, classification of categories, and abuse detection.
Categorization
- Covers over 500 million URLs in 74 different categories
- Has 12 additional custom categories for your use
- Customize categories based your company's Web-use policy
- Automatically or manually download URL list updates daily
Classification
- Based on your Web-use policy, rate each category as acceptable, unacceptable, or neutral
- Each rating is color coded making it easy to detect unacceptable Web use in reports
- Save time in analyzing the acceptability of each category and URL on reports
Abuse Detection
- Determine the number of page views allowed to each category in a 24-hour period
- Abuse threshold policies can be created for individual users and groups
- When a threshold is exceeded, the Web abuse will automatically appear on reports
- Quickly see when Web abuse has occurred
Logfile Manager
- Configure multiple logfile locations
- Work with multiple formats and devices
- View the location, type and time frames of the logfiles
- Validate that logfiles can be read
Internal Database (optional)
- No extra licensing or administrative cost
- Data is compressed to 20% of its original size allowing for rapid reporting
- Import logfile data automatically or manually
- Instant e-mail notification if there is a problem with the logfile import
- Export Web-use data to other applications
- Customize export by choosing time period, groups or IDs, and categories to be exported
The table below illustrates the dramatic difference in report generation speed when using the product’s imported data vs. ‘raw’ log files.
To show the difference, the table depicts performance for a small, very detailed report (run against one user).
Processor |
RAM |
Logfile Data Size |
Report Type |
Generate Report Time (Logs) |
Generate Report Time (Database) |
| 3 GHz |
256 MB |
1 GB |
User Audit Detail |
9 Minutes |
1 Second |
Groups and IDs
With Cyfin Reporter's Groups and IDs feature, you can set up, apply, and monitor different Web policy and report settings for each Group and ID.
- Import Groups and IDs from Active Directory
- Supports multiple import configurations
- Can be set to run automatic daily imports
- Get email notification when automatic update is complete
- Import Groups and IDs from a text file
- Create multi-tiered hierarchical grouping structures
- Use the VIP group to exclude individuals from reports
