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The Future of Ransomware: How to Protect Your Business Against the Next Attack

February 1st, 2021

Cyber threats threaten even the strongest cyber platforms. This means that every day, every business must seek ways to protect their important files, like business assets, personal information, and client information. 

With all that is going on in your business, and because of the many ways in which employees could contribute to data vulnerability and business vulnerability, you need to stay aware of the ever-changing ransomware possibilities and vulnerabilities present with any business. 

Read on to learn more about the rise of ransomware, and 4 tips for protecting your business against the next ransomware attack. 

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Computer Software to Monitor Activity

January 26th, 2021

Any computer network can be susceptible to malicious attacks. If you have a computer network for your business, organization, institution, or cohort, then you need to make sure that you are somehow able to monitor these computers. 

Computer software installed on one web console, which can then remotely install software onto the computers in that network, can help a security team stay on top of all the computers. 

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How to Monitor the Activities of Logged-on Users

January 18th, 2021

When running a business, you want to make sure every dollar counts. The last thing you want is to find that your employees are slacking off at work, visiting Facebook, or calling their family on company time and, more importantly, on your dollar. 

Keeping track of employee productivity is no easy feat, especially without any sort of monitoring solution. Additionally, if you or management does not keep an eye on all its users, then your business could fall victim to a data breach or insider threat

One of the best ways to stay on top of company activity is through activity monitoring. Activity monitoring occurs when the user activity monitoring solution logs user activity on tracked computers. This sophisticated software can track when users navigate to network areas that they should not be accessing, or if they decide to download more data than is normal.

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Monitor Computer Activity

January 4th, 2021

As a business owner, you need to ensure quality control over your company’s daily operations. Your business likely owns or uses sensitive information, so you need to protect that information from falling into malicious hands. You also know that time is money, and any employee slacking off can waste your company’s valuable time, money, and productivity. 

If you have a business with any number of employees, you need to keep track of what’s going on. Through company-wide surveillance, you can ensure that 1) your employees are doing what they say they are doing, and 2) your employees aren’t leaving data vulnerable to insider threats or malicious outsider threats

Monitoring computer activity is the only way to know what your employees are doing during work hours. See how you can keep tabs on your employees with computer monitoring software

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What is User Activity Monitoring (UAM)

December 28th, 2020

If you run a company, you know how difficult it can be to manage your employees. Some employees think that they can skimp on work, procrastinate on projects, and still get paid.

Staying on top of the inner workings of your business is critical to its success. You would not let employees slack off if you were sitting right next to them. Employee monitoring software allows you to have a similar oversight level, even in large companies or when working with remote employees.

Additionally, any business can be susceptible to a malicious attack. Whether it is through negligent employees or weak firewalls, you need to have another set of eyes on all your digital assets.

Running a business is hard work. But you should not feel like you have to be in more places than one to get a handle on some of its fundamental workings. User activity monitoring (UAM) can help a business stay on top of unruly employees and keep assets safe.

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The Truth Behind 5 Employee Monitoring Myths

December 21st, 2020

Workplace and employee monitoring are extremely common. However, many people believe that employee monitoring is illegal. This belief is understandable when you consider that there are a number of workplace privacy laws in place to restrict the invasiveness of employee monitoring. 

Employee monitoring, such as employee surveillance in the workplace and the use of employee monitoring software, is completely legal, but privacy laws will vary by jurisdiction. When you think of employee monitoring, know that it comes with its restrictions and that not all the myths that you’ve heard about it are true. 

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Cybersecurity Threats of 2021

December 8th, 2020

While medical experts have long been predicting another pandemic, COVID-19 still came as quite a surprise. Few could have anticipated the nearly immediate global impact and company-wide and industry-wide lockdowns that followed. Overnight, projects and initiatives were put on hold as employees and IT teams focused on redirecting all workflows through remote access, while also ensuring that security remained a top priority. 

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