Security

The full article by Morten Brøgger was originally published in June, 2020 for Tool Box. The COVID-19 outbreak has forced many businesses to quickly find ways to digitize operations and implement mass remote work. However, as companies continue to grapple with keeping high levels of connectivity and productivity, cyberattacks have increased by an estimated 400%. The scramble to provide solutions for employees working remotely created a boom in collaboration platforms.

Looking for the best Teramind alternatives? Teramind is a useful monitoring tool to keep track of your employees’ productivity levels and boost their work efficiency. However, it’s not the perfect productivity solution. For starters, its comprehensive feature list can overwhelm novice users. Additionally, as its base plan has a flat 5-user fee per month, it might not suit smaller teams.

Searching for the perfect ActivTrak alternative? ActivTrak is an employee monitoring tool that tracks your team’s productivity easily. However, it isn’t perfect. ActivTrak can be difficult to navigate and set up, and raises some privacy concerns as its Tracking Agent remains invisible to the user. But don’t worry! In this article, we’ll cover 7 great ActivTrak alternatives to help you pick the right tool for your needs.

In a survey of 500 business decision-makers in the UK on productivity and remote security, we have found that despite little time to prepare, over half (53%) say they’ve seen either an increase or no change in the productivity of office workers since lockdown measures were enacted across the UK in March. Only 13% of business decision-makers reported a significant decrease in productivity, while 25% reported a slight decrease in productivity.

San Francisco, California and Toronto, Canada – June 8th, 2020 – Wire, the most secure collaboration platform, today announced a partnership with Copperhead that will enable Android users to use Wire’s secure communication application - including messenger, voice, video, conference calls, and file sharing - in tangent with Copperhead’s secure mobile operating system.

From cat videos to Netflix shows, there are tons of distractions that an employee faces — especially if they use the internet for work purposes. So to ensure that they’re actually doing the right thing, you might decide to record employee computer screens. But won’t that violate their privacy and land you in legal trouble? In most cases, yes. So should you or should you not spy on your employees’ computer screen? Don’t worry!