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Internet Monitoring Software
One of the most challenging problems facing organizations today is how to implement an Internet monitoring policy. Most enterprises perfer to allow employees to access the Internet, but all enterprises need to monitor users from abusing the Internet. Whether it's surfing the web, using Instant Messaging or emailing friends during work hours, Internet abuse is extremely costly to organizations.
Resource Monitor's Internet monitoring features allows an enterprise to create an Internet monitoring policy that conforms to their requirements. All of the Internet monitoring features can be enabled or disabled, by system, so it can be fine tuned. For example, you can select not to monitor specific systems while heavlly restricting others.
Key Features:
- No network changes, purchasing of appliances or servers to implement Internet Monitoring.
- Pages visited are grouped by category (Ex. Sexual, Violence, Sports, Employment, etc.).
- Allows you to click on a history line to "pop up" the URL visited by the user.
- Block or limit the use of a browser, instant messaging or email software with user identified time periods.
- Enable or disable Internet Monitoring by workstation.
- Select by workstation to block or filter URL's (requires Internet Explorer).
What You'll Learn About Employees Internet Monitoring Activity:
- How long a user was on each site or using Instant Messaging.
- What websites users visited.
- The top
websites
visited by your users.
- What category and keywords were found on the pages visited.
- The actual time the browser was being used and the time it was opened on the desktop.
Additional Features for Internet Explorer Users:
- Filtering will scan a URL page for certain keywords and stop the page from displaying if the word is found. These keywords are categorized into ten groups and an administrator can decide whether a category should be filtered or not filtered.
- Blocking will stop a URL from being displayed. These URLs can be manually set up by viewing the websites history and clicking on a history line. When a history line is clicked, you'll have the option to allow or block the URL.
- Block All but Allowed will block all sites except for “Allowed URLs” that are entered into the URL database. If a site is blocked, the user is prompted if they desire to have the URL reviewed by an administrator. The administrator is presented with the users requests and can review these URLs and decide to add them to the “Allowed URL” database.
Useful article links
Company Internet Policy Information:
Acceptable internet use policy
How to write a proper Internet Monitoring usage policy
Internet Monitoring acceptable usage policy for organizations
Internet Monitoring Articles
Company profile of the frequent internet user
Constructive approaches to internet recreation in the workplace
A Preliminary Look at Online Sexual Activities at the Office—Emerging Issues for Clinicians and Employers
Corporate liability for employee use of the internet and E-mail Steps to take to reduce the risks
Defamatory E-Mail and Employer Liability
Economics of employee internet monitoring
Internet Monitoring Business Practices
Internet Monitoring Privacy in the Workplace
Employer Liability for Employee Online Criminal Acts
Internet Monitoring of Employee Electronic Mail and Internet Use
Some Problems with Internet Monitoring |
