Application Control Test Run

Let me just get this out of the way; sorry about the intro, I could not resist, and apple makes it so quick and easy to do.

Otherwise, for an introduction to the Application Control feature in the software blade, and a look at what my family is subjected to for network security, welcome to my home network.
This is all done with the default plug-and-play license that gives you 15 days to test run to whole thing, so I thought I would subject my family to it and see what I would find, capture it, and share a quick tip on managing the information. Although not used here, this version of Check Point (R75) has the ability to work off of a mirror port, allowing you to see how the blades like dlp and application control react to real world traffic. A handy way to evaluate the tool.

My wife and children would describe the experience as 'totally creepy' when I would ask how their score in YoVille was going, or if they were all done watching videos on YouTube for the night. It did have an odd sense of stripping away privacy, but this begs the question, what is your expectation of privacy? I hope none, it will save you from disappointment.