Every day, users inside organisations access thousands of websites: business applications social media cloud services streaming platforms unknown external sites Not all of these websites are safe, appropriate, or productive. URL filtering is a network security technique used to control which websites users can access based on security policies, categories, or reputation. This article explains how URL filtering works, why organisations use it, and what its limitations are. What is URL filtering? URL filtering is the process of allowing or blocking access to websites based on their URL, domain name, category, or reputation.…