It is therefore really important that there is a clear policy on email and internet use. This should cover matters such as the levels of email and internet use that are acceptable. There are affordable solutions that can reinforce these policies.
Web filtering makes it easy to manage your organisation’s Internet policy which in turn increases employee productivity by proactively managing internet use and reducing risks associated with using the web. Web rules for users and groups can be configured and the level of control can be determined by type of content and specific time periods. There is also extensive activity reporting at user, department and company levels.
One unique function in Web Filtering is SearchAhead which scans search results from sites such as Google in real-time and supports an organisation’s Internet policy with visual marking of uncertain and unauthorised websites. This feature protects a user directly when searching on the Internet and ensures that they do not accidentally visit infected or inappropriate websites so that only secure sites can be accessed.
A hosted web content filtering solution has no software or hardware to install, along with no software maintenance or updates to worry about, so these solutions are highly available and affordable to small and medium sized businesses.