Personal Internet Use At Work Is Epidemic
Now, we've all logged on the Internet at work to check quickly check emails or maybe browse movie times for that evening, but according to the latest Internet Usage Studies, Internet use in the workplace has taken on new and dangerous ramifications.
For example, in the year 2005, 78% of Internet users at work used it for personal use. That doesn't seem so bad. But, an overall 72% actually used the net enough to drain overall productivity in the workplace, including shopping, entertainment, cruising chat rooms, and even searching for other jobs.
And if productivity wasn't enough of a threat, security risks are on the rise as well, with more than 19% of at-work Internet users landing on Web sites that expose their workstations servers to hackers, spyware, viruses, etc.
And of course, there's the liability threat posed by pornography, gambling, and hate speech happening in the workplace.
This is why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is so useful -- it's easy to use, and records every email, chat, and Web page visited.
And with our discounts for multiple licenses, outfitting an office of any size can be an affordable extra piece of security.
For example, in the year 2005, 78% of Internet users at work used it for personal use. That doesn't seem so bad. But, an overall 72% actually used the net enough to drain overall productivity in the workplace, including shopping, entertainment, cruising chat rooms, and even searching for other jobs.
And if productivity wasn't enough of a threat, security risks are on the rise as well, with more than 19% of at-work Internet users landing on Web sites that expose their workstations servers to hackers, spyware, viruses, etc.
And of course, there's the liability threat posed by pornography, gambling, and hate speech happening in the workplace.
This is why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is so useful -- it's easy to use, and records every email, chat, and Web page visited.
And with our discounts for multiple licenses, outfitting an office of any size can be an affordable extra piece of security.
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