NETconsent - URL Filtering - Microsoft ISA Partner
Putting IT systems in place to control website access are essential, but do not include the vital elements of education, communication and consent.
Recent headlines around eBay and Facebook have clearly demonstrated the need for a more comprehensive approach to curbing Internet misuse.
The Problem - Communicating & enforcing new and revised Internet policies
Technologies, business practices and social behaviours evolve - illicit content, malicious websites, Peer-to-Peer file sharing, Instant Messaging and now social networking sites pose the latest threat.
Many organisations address the technical threats but don't minimise the more detrimental social and productivity affects on the balance sheet and corporate reputation.
It is a legal requirement to notify users if monitoring tools are implemented. Ensuring employees are aware of their rights and responsibilities and understand why IT tools are necessary to protect the organisation is key to wider policy acceptance.
The Answer - Automate the Policy Management Lifecycle
Exercise good governance and be confident that all your employees have read and accepted the latest Internet Acceptable Usage Policy while dramatically reducing the time and effort required to manage the process.
NETconsent integrates with Active Directory and leverages Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring tight integration within a Microsoft network infrastructure.
- Create & update policies
- Distribute policies
- Record consent
- Test understanding
- Report compliance
- Audit process
- Survey employee opinion
The Benefits - Prove policy compliance
Automating distribution and acceptance of your Internet Acceptable Usage Policy will:
- Ensure business agility (Policies updated and reissued quickly)
- Avoid ambiguity about your organisation's current stance on Internet usage
- Promote best practice and encourage employees into good habits
- Minimise the threat of expensive lawsuits or tribunals
- Provide evidence in the event of a breach
For a no obligation discussion and/or demonstration of NETconsent policy management software call +44 (0)870 013 1600 or email info@netconsent.com
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Read how Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council has reduced the burden of corporate reporting and policy management using NETconsent software. What started as an IT project aimed at communicating the Authority's Internet Usage policy has revolutionised the authority's ability to meet its statutory requirements.
