Network Box USA NBRS-8 is a network security platform that includes URL categorization, application identification, and policy management capabilities. As of the January 2026 Patch Tuesday release, the platform introduces URL Multi-Categorization and URL App Identification features. **URL Multi-Categorization:** The platform supports a comprehensive list of URL categories spanning content types such as Adult, Hacking, Phishing & Fraud, Spyware, Virus/Malware Infected, and many others. Historically limited to single-category mapping, the updated model introduces a secondary categorization layer, allowing each URL to carry one primary category and one or more secondary categories. Policy rules evaluate all assigned categories, so a match on any assigned category will trigger the rule. This design allows new categories to be added without disrupting existing policy configurations. **URL App Identification:** The platform extends its existing application identification engine by correlating observed URLs in HTTP and HTTPS API calls with application signatures and heuristics. This enables identification of the application responsible for a given traffic flow even when that application uses multiple domains. The first new category introduced under this model is Artificial Intelligence, with openai.com cited as an example of a site that can be simultaneously categorized as both Computing & Internet and Artificial Intelligence. **Delivery Mechanism:** Categorization database updates are delivered via incremental, minimal-bandwidth updates using the platform's patented PUSH technology. The URL Multi-Categorization and App Identification features are exclusive to the NBRS-8 platform.