Internet Monitoring Software
Protect your children online
While adding convenience to our everyday lives, the Internet also provides another gateway for harmful things and people to intrude, disturb and even destroy our personal lives or businesses. With younger and younger children becoming Internet users and hundreds of thousands of websites offering inappropriate and even harmful content, it is important to keep children safe when they're surfing the Web.
Fortunately, there are many Internet monitoring programs targeted at keeping you and yours away from harmful material while on the Net. They can also be used to monitor company Internet usage and ensure employees are staying on task and out of trouble.
IE monitoring software, such as SpectorSoft Pro, monitors activity on Internet Explorer. Many of these programs also come in formats compatible with Mac computers. They perform various functions such as capturing screenshots, monitoring chat, online searches, email activity, file transfers and website views, and even blocking Internet access entirely. Some software, such as WebWatcher, can monitor activity from another computer.
Though there has been debate surrounding the morality of using such programs, as long as children – or employees – know the rules of their Internet access, Internet monitoring software can help you enforce those rules to keep your family, home, employees and business safe from online threats.
Features and Benefits
Internet monitoring software can:
- Monitor chat conversations to ensure children are talking to friends only, keeping them safe from online predators.
- Track employees' website access to prevent illegal activities from occurring on your network and in your workplace.
- Block Internet access completely if it poses a threat to your company or child.
- Examine file transfers to ensure files are being shared only with safe and reliable sources.
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Price Range
Decent monitoring software can be purchased for around $30, but for high-quality monitoring software with all the features, you can expect to spend around $100.
Summary
The Internet has provided a whole new gateway to knowledge and discovery and can be an excellent learning resource for children. But, while a number of websites and games cater to children, there are many other sites that present content that is inappropriate and even harmful to younger Internet users. Internet monitoring software provides numerous options for monitoring Internet use and ensuring your children access only beneficial online media. Business owners or managers may also find monitoring software useful for tracking employee Internet activity and ensuring it does not expose the network and/or the company to harm.
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