URL Filter is the most commonly used web filtering technique in the arsenal. It acts as first line of defense.

In a modern cloud world, access to all Internet sites and cloud applications should be granted by default. URL Filtering is no longer needed.

URL Filtering has been replaced by CASB functionality through blocking access to all Internet sites and only allowing a few corporate applications.

URL Filtering is outdated and no longer needed. The rise of HTTPS leads renders URL Filtering ineffective as all traffic is encrypted.