Securing Bandwidth Salt Lake City UT

Posted by : Maggie Biggs

You may feel fairly confident that you're maintaining a security policy that protects your company from the majority of external threats.

But do you have any idea what the other people at your company are doing on the Web? If you don't know or care, you should. Many people use working hours and their employer's Internet bandwidth to download files, visit inappropriate Web sites, make travel plans, look for a job, and exchange personal e-mail, among other things.

On the surface you might think that this is no big deal. However, non–work-related Internet activity costs businesses a significant sum of money in lost productivity each year. In addition, unmonitored Internet activity can likely increase security risks (e.g., downloading of virus-bearing files) and legal liability. The bandwidth needed for company operations is also diminished without proper activity monitoring.The best way to manage Internet activity is to implement an Internet monitoring and filtering solution. For many companies, completely locking down Internet access just isn't practical. Staffers may need to use the Web to do research for projects, to access applications on a business partner's Web site, or to order business equipment, and so on. The best way to approach Internet monitoring and filtering is to define an Internet Usage Policy (IUP)--a document that clearly spells out what is and isn't acceptable use of company bandwidth.

To do this, start a di...

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