Use Network Monitoring Software to Protect Your Valuable Assets

Network monitoring software constantly watches and records all activity on a computer network. It allows a network administrator to see that activity and to take appropriate action if required.

You would typically think this type of monitoring would relate to large corporations, and you would be right.

However, a smaller business or even a residential user can use the basic functionality to open a completely new set of capabilities.

Network monitoring software watches almost everything including:

• Tracking all websites that are visited

• Taking screenshot pictures of the monitored computer so you can see graphics, etc.

• Monitoring emails (Both sent and received)

• Tracking all keystrokes typed on the computer

• Monitoring Instant Messages/Chats

Large Business Capability Now Offered To the Small Business Owner

Most small businesses don’t require the full blown network monitoring function. They do require the ability to monitor employees (or children if it is in a home environment) so they can:

• Control what is being watched

• Limit what is being done with information

• Filter and block unwanted activity

Many Good Reasons to Control Your Network Assets

1. Network monitoring software allows you to monitor a computer from the web so that you don’t have to be sitting in front of the computer you’re monitoring

2. Installed on users computers, but not visible to that user, therefore, the user doesn’t know the computer is being monitored

3. Uses specific words to generate alerts. You can save lots of time by just reading the items that contain the words you are interested in

4. It allows you to monitor as many computers as you want, regardless of whether or not they're on a network

5. Offers a full suite of monitoring tools, plus the ability to block websites

6. When installed, the network monitoring software will continue to monitor a computer regardless of its physical location

7. You can monitor employees with laptops or who work from several locations while not connected to a network

8. You can monitor Instant Message conversations with a certain person thus making finding what you are looking for much easier

Avoid Products Designed For Large Businesses

1. Most network monitoring software solutions are either very expensive or very limited in function

2. These solutions often require skilled network expertise to install and operate

3. Large business solutions are overly robust for most small business owners

Great Solutions for Today’s Network Threats

The best and most affordable solutions we’ve seen are available and produced by Awareness Technologies.

There are three base products that have been developed and are being sold:

• InterGuard is an integrated suite of data loss prevention, web filtering and employee monitoring software for businesses

• WebWatcher is a market-leader in parental monitoring software

• Laptop Cop is a very creative solution to reduce the impact of laptop theft, with real-time geo-location, and remote retrieval and deletion

There are many other products available in this space, but we feel that for the function our customers require and the price point they are willing to spend, these products hit the mark quite well.

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