Firewalls
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SabrinaMP
, May 27 2008 10:27 AM
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 10:27 AM
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 10:41 AM
One really great free alternative is called Dans Guardian. Its a linux based firewall with a proxy filter. You can filter webpages based on content or categorization. Like any good firewall, it keeps track of all surfing, in a corporate environment, this means that you can search logs by IP and see what anyone in your company has been doing.
The IM issue is totally different and extremely difficult to stop. The best thing to do is lay down a very strict no-tolerance policy about wasting time at work. A network administrator cannot do this part alone, it has to come from the very top.
If your company uses IM for work, great. Its a good tool. However you should implement periodic checks to see who is on their "buddy lists". Either that, or your company can adopt an obscure tool that works on an intranet versus out on the open interweb.
The IM issue is totally different and extremely difficult to stop. The best thing to do is lay down a very strict no-tolerance policy about wasting time at work. A network administrator cannot do this part alone, it has to come from the very top.
If your company uses IM for work, great. Its a good tool. However you should implement periodic checks to see who is on their "buddy lists". Either that, or your company can adopt an obscure tool that works on an intranet versus out on the open interweb.
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