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Do you really know what your staff are doing on the Internet?
Recent research has revealed that employers have taken disciplinary action in more instances against staff for misusing the Web than for dishonesty, violence or health and safety breaches combined.
It reveals that the most common cyber crimes were excessive personal use of the Internet, sending pornographic e-mails and accessing pornographic Web sites.
A survey revealed that 60 percent of e-mails received at work were personal.
The problem is often a collision of cultures
"What people think is acceptable at home often cannot be acceptable in the workplace.”
"Secondly, more and more people are using the Internet and there are more and more opportunities for misuse."
Successful monitoring is the key to eliminating this problem and firms should ask themselves... Did they have the right software, did they have a monitoring policy and did they communicate the policy successfully to staff?
Call us now to find out how best to safeguard your computers from misuse.