Employee Internet Usage Tracking

One of the greatest threats to business computers is not from hackers, but from its OWN EMPLOYEES.

With ever-increasing Internet usage in the workplace, employers are cracking down on employee personal use. According to the American Marketing Association Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey, companies are increasingly strengthening and enforcing technology policies. 26% have fired workers for misusing the Internet; 25% have terminated employees for E-mail misuse; and 6% have fired employees for misusing office phones.

According to www.business-journal.com:
2.09 - Number of hours in an eight-hour day (excluding lunch and breaks) that employees admit to wasting everyday

$759 billion - Annual cost of wasted time to U.S. employers

Here are the top 10 time-wasting activities in rank order:

1. Surfing Internet for personal use, 44.7%
2. Socializing with co-workers, 23.4%
3. Conducting personal business, 6.8%
4. Spacing out, 3.9%
5. Running errands off-premises, 3.1%
6. Making personal phone calls, 2.3%
7. Applying for other jobs, 1.3%
8. Planning personal events, 1%
9. Arriving late / Leaving early, 1%
10. Other, 12.5%

Employee Internet usage tracking can be utilized by:

• Computer user/employee's current status monitoring
• Multi-user & real-time monitoring
• URL/website address capture and web content tracking
• Invisibility in Windows Task Manager
• Data storage and reports

Benefits of employee internet usage tracking:

• Increase Productivity
• Reduce Security Breaches
• Identify Performance Issues
• Prevent Employee Theft of Corporate Intellectual Property
• Exceed Federal, Industry, and Agency Compliance Requirements
• Enforce PC Compliance Regulations

For more information and research statistics on wasted employee time:
http://www.business-journal.com/survival/reports/WorkTimewasters10-31.html

If you would like information about our Employee Internet Usage Tracking, please Contact us today!