Comments on: 4 Reasons to monitor Internet usage within your organization

By: ralph

ralph — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:45:29 +0000

It tells us that most of the employees these days are wasting time through surfing the internet which is not related to work. There is a solution provided- a software for employee monitoring. Thanks for this wonderful post. I hope most companies realize this.

By: Carter Rubens

Carter Rubens — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:46:43 +0000

Thanks for the concise classification of the reasons to use Internet monitoring. A man needs to protect his business and without an Internet monitoring tool, the risks are really tangible. It’s good that it also cuts costs because in this economy every penny saved is a penny earned.

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:29:04 +0000

If you want to keep the trust of your employees, you should always openly disclose to them, even if you are not legally bound to, that they are being monitored and explain to them that you are doing it not for voyeurism but to protect them and the company. And NEVER misuse, or allow others to, the information you are getting about your users’ net activity. If Internet monitoring doesn’t feel like an attempt to backstab your own personal or like a weapon in inter-company intrigue, it shouldn’t be a problem. Or as Robert put it, “I think too often the reluctance to adopt monitoring come from situations where inter-office communication is less than ideal.”, this reluctance is a symptom of fishy atmosphere in the company itself and fears that it will be used not to protect them but against them.

By: Robert Boyd

Robert Boyd — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:09:11 +0000

It’s important that users feel like they’re not on total lockdown while still preserving the security of the company and the productivity of the work day. Regular communication about the purposes of internet monitoring and what changes are being made to it to keep bandwidth low and risks down help your employees realize that they are not being singled out and shut out while others still have access, but rather that perhaps the sites they are using pose a significant risk.

I think too often the reluctance to adopt monitoring come from situations where inter-office communication is less than ideal.

By: Anonymouse_Cat

Anonymouse_Cat — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:52:40 +0000

There’s really a great need to monitor Internet usage within an organization especially if you have a large enterprise and with what is happening right now (increase rate of security threats). The Internet is limitless and bottomless. It can’t be lost. However we should cap its usage for productivity and security’s sakes.

Also, SMEs should implement some sort of Internet monitoring system – just the right type for their business.