There
are many benefits to connecting to the Internet, but there are just as many
network security risks.
Connecting your business to the Internet can
expose your company to the risks of hackers and viruses unless you have the
appropriate level of network security and anti-virus protection.
A hacker or a virus can do serious damage to your computer resources.
This damage can cause a significant amount of system downtime resulting in lost
productivity.
Avisotek
will examine your company's firewall, network and server configurations to determine loopholes that
a hacker can use to penetrate your network defenses.
Avisotek will install the necessary software or hardware to
plug these security loopholes.
Network
security is an ongoing endeavor. Your company can not afford to have
outdated technology. Hackers are always finding new ways to penetrate
firewalls and other network defenses, and programmers continue to develop ever
increasingly destructive viruses. Your company's firewalls, intruder
detection systems, and anti-virus applications should be updated regularly in
order to provide the most effective defense.
Why
your company should have a network usage policy.
You
have spent thousands of dollars on computers, applications and system
peripherals. Why expose these investments to potential damage caused by employee
misuse? There will always be employees who
will tamper with computer configurations and install applications in order to
personalize their workstations. Unfortunately, when attempting to
"personalize" their workstations, employees can inadvertently corrupt
applications or the operating system registry requiring a technician to repair
the damage.
There
will also be
employees who want to spend time playing games, writing personal letters,
configuring wallpaper, surfing the internet, and other non-work related
activities. These activities reduce
employee productivity, which can affect your company bottom line.
A
Network usage policy is only as good as it can be enforced.
Fortunately,
there are new network usage management tools that can help enforce your
company’s network usage policy. Here
are some examples of what these new network usage management tools can do:
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Prevent
users from installing games or other non-work related applications
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Prevent
users from opening specified applications
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Prevent
users from changing workstation settings such wallpaper or network
configurations
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Prevent
users from accessing unauthorized web sites
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Prevent
users from accessing restricted network share folders or other network
resources
