Internet Filtering and Internet Monitoring

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• Consult on a range of business Internet content filtering solutions
• Assess your specific needs and advise on the right internet filter software or service
• Provide both in-house and outsourced internet filtering and monitoring services
• Carry-out installation, configuration, ongoing support of your Internet filter.

Internet Filtering Solutions

In a report published by IDC, it was shown that up to 40 per cent of employee Internet activity is non-business related, resulting in lost productivity costs in the millions of dollars each year. This has given rise to the need for internet filter solutions, without which businesses risk productivity loss, liability exposure and misallocation of bandwidth due to non-productive Web surfing.

Internet content filtering and monitoring solutions give you control over how your company and employees use the Internet, protecting you from legal implications and halting inappropriate use. Enabling business to monitor, manage, block and secure staff access to Internet resources.

How does Internet Filter and Monitoring Software Work?

An Internet filter is situated between network users and the Internet. As content is “pulled down” from the Internet, it is intercepted by the content filter, which determines whether or not it falls within pre-determined guidelines. The result is that the path of content such as pornography, hate and extreme violence is stopped before reaching the user’s Web browser.

Internet content filter also allow you to block web sites that are inappropriate or not relevant to your business, by building a list of URLs for these sites, employees are effectively blocked.

Internet monitoring and reporting is another useful feature which can come with internet content filter solutions.The Internet filter collates all data based on web sites access each day and provides a range of reports such as how much data are individual users pulling down, which sites have they visited, content they may be publishing and other helpful reports.

Business benefits of Internet Content Filtering Software

Internet content filtering provides significant benefits to business, such as:

• Internet monitoring and reports which provide valuable data on how your business Internet is being used and amount of data traffic.
• Internet filter can prohibit access to specific Web sites, such as known pornography and on-line auction sites. Ensuring your employees stay focused and productive.
• Content Filtering aids in the prevention of confidential information loss, excessive browsing and illegal downloads/uploads
• Internet filter can reducing exposure harmful websites and tools such as Instant Messaging, reducing productivity loss and resource drain
• Internet content filter provides protection from content-based threats, such as pornography circulation, confidentiality breaches, legal liability and IT resource misuse
• Blocking inappropriate internet usage will help to conserve network bandwidth charges and ensure fast internet access.

Internet filters are becoming an essential security tool for business not only to stop inappropriate usage of internet resources which cost in lost productivity. But also from new legal implications in relation to how your employees use the Internet while at work. Speak with an Internet Filtering solution specialist to learn more.