Content filtering is a system that enables an organisation to monitor the activities of all personnel who have access to a PC. Content filtering systems filter emails according to a…
The Future of Content Filtering
Many companies already monitor emails and web activity and this is set to continue due to increased legislation. Compliance – many US and UK companies have to comply with legislation…
Why Content Filtering?
Some 1 billion emails are sent every hour and 50% of those contain sensitive information. As a result there has been a growth in the number of lawsuits based on,…
Benefits of Content Filtering
Greater productivity – if 40% of employees’ activities are spent on non-work related activities, organisations can be losing many hours of valuable resource in an age when the cost of…
About Security
Anyone that run a business and use some sort of software on their network or PCs need to be very aware of the security risks that exist. The internet is…
Pitfalls of Content Filtering
‘Big Brother’ – content filtering can be seen to be interference by senior management and the general perception amongst employees might be that the management don’t trust their personnel. It…
Steps to Buying Content Filtering
Step one Identify the needs of your organisation and the users. If users access the internet via a dedicated server, then it might be possible for only the server needs…
Steps to Installing Content Filtering
It is unlikely that you will install a content filtering system yourself but by knowing the following steps you will be aware of what the process is, in order to…
FAQs
What is Content Filtering? Content filtering, or content monitoring as it’s also called, is a system that enables an organisation to monitor the activities of all personnel who have access…
Summary of Content Filtering
There are many excellent filtering systems available and it may be best to test a few for a week or so before progressing to a full purchase. It would also…
Glossary of Content Filtering
Bandwidth. Bandwidth is the amount of information that is allowed be sent or received by users of a network connected to the internet. This is determined by the agreement that…