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Want to know how to monitor employee internet usage? If you’re managing a remote workforce or any employee with access to the web, you may be concerned about how they’re using the internet. Are they spending time on work or are they wasting time watching cat videos? To help you determine this, here’s a comprehensive guide on how to monitor employee internet usage. (Click on the links to jump to a specific section) Let’s get started.

From healthcare to education to critical infrastructure, nobody seems to be safe from cyber attacks. Not even video game creators. News broke in early June that video game giant Electronic Arts was one of the latest victims of a major breach. At first glance, this is just another story of hackers breaking into a victim and finding their way to a sizable pay day. Nothing new here. Plenty of attacks happen every week, right? However it was the way that the attackers got in that was interesting.

The costs and consequences of a data breach or cybersecurity incident have never been more severe. According to the FBI’s recently released Internet Crime Report 2020, cybercrime resulted in $4 billion in losses last year, a low estimate that still encapsulates the incredible value lost to threats actors. For small businesses, the costs can be catastrophic. As Vox reports, 60% of small businesses will close after a data breach, underscoring the high-stakes bottom-line nature of cybersecurity.

When it comes to employee monitoring, most of the employees do not favor it. The main reason behind it is that they do not like someone monitoring them all day long. It feels more like spying rather than observing. In fact, many employees believe that organizations are doubting their loyalty through this software. Thus, keeping such factors in mind, today, we will talk about five common myths about employee monitoring software.

As a business owner, it is vital that you introduce a secured employee monitoring software to guard your employee’s confidential information. Besides, employee monitoring helps to maintain your company’s data privacy and improve IT security. This article shows that the employee monitoring system does not spy on or violate the personal space of an employee.

When you think of employee monitoring, your brain may initially jump to large, controlling corporations patrolling their thousands of workers. In reality, this idea is simply a myth, as small businesses can use employee monitoring to build trust amongst their remote teams, boost productivity, increase operational efficiency and benefit employees in multiple ways.

Be it convenience or the pandemic; remote working has become a prevalent part of technology companies. Most organizations consider remote working to be new, practical, and budget-friendly. However, companies often wonder if it’s sophisticated to monitor their employees for work efficiency. If yes, then how? Today, we will cover the same topic through our article.

In February 2020, a Time Magazine headline declared, “The Coronavirus outbreak has become the world’s largest work-from-home experiment.” Over a year later, that experiment has been a resounding success for companies and employees who found abundant upsides to less rigid workplace expectations.

Employee monitoring can be tricky. You need to strike a balance between your company’s need to monitor employee activity and an employee’s right to privacy. That’s why, while there are several ways to monitor employees, you need employee-friendly solutions that work for your company’s specific requirements. In this article, we’ll explain what employee monitoring is, its benefits and drawbacks, and five types of monitoring solutions.