Increase productivity and minimise risk for your business
Businesses can not afford to ignore the internet, however, non-work related internet usage costs businesses millions every year. Facebook, Instant Messaging and other social networking sites can be used to good effect in marketing and forging strong business relationships, but they can also be misused by staff, who should be carrying out their own work-related tasks.
The internet also opens your business up to risk, either from external attack or problems due to the actions of your staff whilst using it. Viruses, Spyware and Malware can cause you to lose data, computer resources and valuable time if they are allowed on your systems. As well as the obvious sources of internet issues such as these, there can also be issues caused by your staff whilst working online such as cyber-bullying/discrimination/harassment, defacing the company image via email or web postings, or simply reduced productivity.
There is a way to prevent all this from affecting your business. We can provide you with a fully managed web filtering system, with our partners at Symantec (the Norton Antivirus people), that can not only minimise the risk from the above internet issues it can also increase your staff's productivity. The web filter is managed off-site and requires no additional hardware on-site, and minimal on-site setup.
The filter allows for filtering of email, instant messaging and web content. The content can be filtered for text and image content, allowing the blocking or monitoring of offensive language or indecent imagery, as well as spam. The filter can also be scheduled allowing for internet access between certain time periods, or filtering rules to change based on day/times. The system can be integrated with both Microsoft Server and Microsoft Exchange to allow user-based/email address-based rules, allowing for different levels of access/filtering. Websites can be allowed or blocked based on the category of content or the specific website address of the site.
The system can be either managed by Quanano on your behalf or you can manage the system yourself via a web control panel. Training can be provided in how to manage the system in the most appropriate way for your business or organisation. Along with the implementation of a system like this, we can also help you to prepare an IT policy for your organisation which can set out the rules and regulations you expect your staff to follow when working with your IT facilities. This all helps to minimise problems caused by staff doing things they shouldn't be and also will improve staff productivity.
The system is arranged on a per user fee and is also based on the setup/management package you require. To find out more contact us now to find out how a web filtering system from Quanano can help your business work online safely.