Internet Security

Allowing your employees uncontrolled access to E-Mail and the Internet can expose your business to unforeseen liability, whereby your business is at risk if you do not protect your employees.

Should You Be Worried & What Are The Risks?

The Risks to Computers & Servers

• SPAM
  Can cause user inboxes to be filled with unsolicited mail and junk messages
  
  
• Viruses
  Your computer systems can become infected by e-mail attachments and by accessing infected web pages, that some desktop Anti-Virus applications don't protect against.
  
  
• Spyware & Malware
  Inadvertently gets installed, when users click web links displayed in e-mails and web pages, without realising that these malicious applications are installed, which leads to the infection of your PC, whilst also possibly capturing sensitive online information such as online banking usernames and passwords.

The Risks to Businesses - Employee Cyberslacking

Cyberslacking is when your employees waste time on personal use of the internet whilst at work and the risks of cyberslacking include:

• Reduced Productivity
• Inadvertent introduction of viruses, spyware and malware
• Employees downloading pornography and other offensive material
• Installation of unlicensed software
• Internet bandwidth wasted on peer-to-peer file sharing
• Disciplinary problems
• Downloading of music, movies and software that is copyright protected

Cyberslacking is common within the workplace, so much so that:-

• 70% of porn traffic occurs during office hours
• 3/4 of company computer networks are host to peer-to-peer file sharing software
• 1/3 of companies have had to discipline staff for misuse of the Internet
• 2 hours per day on average are wasted by employees on social networking websites
• 25% of companies have dismissed employees for persistent, inappropriate Internet use
• 14.6% of employees admit to surfing continuously at work
• 46% of all online shopping happens at work

The cost of Employee Cyberslacking on a business can be frightening and if 10% of staff wasted 1 hour per day 'cyberslacking' at an hourly rate of £10 per employee, based on 220 working days, the direct annual productivity loss would cost....

• 25 Employees - £5,500 loss
• 50 Employees - £11,000 loss
• 100 Employees - £22,000 loss

We are certain that in general terms, these figures are conservative and they take no account of the productivity impact on other employees.

Therefore, the biggest Internet Security threat isn't that from the Internet, but within your business. 

We have a variety of solutions that protect your business from these threats and we have put together a useful presentation that highlights further threats from the Internet that your business could be exposed too.

To find out more how Qubix Technology can protect your users and business on the Internet or to request a copy of our presentation, please contact us.