Many companies have the need to protect their data and assets from exposure to malware and computer viruses. They also have the need to monitor what their employees are doing on the Internet, in order to flag violations of their accepted Internet usage policy and keep employees on task, rather than surfing the Internet. One type of software will accomplish both these needs. Web Monitoring Software protects both company assets as well as flagging unproductive employee behavior. Web monitoring software programs allow IT management to restrict individuals or groups of individuals from viewing selected Internet sites, types of sites, or time allowed on the internet. It also allows IT managers to monitor in real time, exactly what their employees are doing on the internet, from chat, instant messaging, blogging, emails, to internet surfing. The software captures and documents every keystroke employees make. Web monitoring software allows managers to report on anything their employees do on company Internet connected devices such as desk tops, lap tops, tablets, and phones.

Remote web monitoring software can of perform all these functions on Internet ready devices even when they are not in the office. RemoteWeb Monitoring Software resides on the device and registers Internet use for each user of the device. The software cannot be seen, disabled or removed by the user of the device unless the user has system administrator access. Internet usage can be monitored even when many employees use a computer workstation throughout the day. IT managers can even run the software in a stealth mode, so employees never even know there is web monitoring software running on their machines.

Web Monitoring Software can be customized down to individual employee permissions and restrictions. Sometimes it makes sense to restrict a whole department from accessing the Internet except on their lunch hours. The point is that the software is customizable enough that each manager can permit or restrict Internet access at a granular level. One of the main advantages to installing web monitoring software is that managers have reports pinpointing the exact times and occurrences where violations of the company Accepted Internet Use Policy took place. These reports help toprotectcompanies from wrongful termination litigation. Reports such as these can be shared with Human Resources or security managerswhen considering repercussions for employees who violate the accepted internet use policy.

In addition to Internet monitoring and web filtering, the software also includes bandwidth limits and application time controls. Since many companies want to control and monitor Internet speed and bandwidth, managers using web-monitoring software also have the ability to control access to any executable program that resides on device connected to the Internet.In this manner managers can control the amount of time spent online and on any application. Managers can block bandwidth hogs such as games or file sharing programs except during less busy times of the day.

Web monitoring software allows managers to effectively control Internet and executable program access on mobile, desktop and server-centric environments.

Sue McCrossin is a freelance writer working with Pearl Software to inform IT security managers about the benefits of installing web monitoring software. To know more about web filtering software, visit our website.