Clearing all event logs and transaction history

[RoadClosed]

The "hostile work environment" is why many spend the time and money to eradicate a potential risk. Workers in this country have a Federal mandate to a safe environment that includes managing what could be sexual hostility through pornography. But, there is no requirement to have technology mechanisms in place and as long as a company says it's "not ok" and then reacts to complaints by emplyees. It is MUCH easier just to eliminate it all together though technology.

[Tiger Shark]

But if you walk into court and say that we have a policy that says you can't do it there's a million lawyers out there that will prove that you _could_ have placed technological solutions in place but that you didn't care about the welfare of your employees. Then the only leg you have left to stand on is that wooden one in the back closet that the termites got to last year.....

At least if you can show that you _monitor_ and that you check the logs regularly, (per a laid down policy), and that you have a disciplinary policy in place should such activity be found, (better yet have an example of disciplinary action you have taken - even if it is only a warning), then you have a chance at keeping the thieving bloodsuckers at bay.

I monitor... I block.... I randomly watch for too many ad sites being accessed in real time.... I watch your desktop without you knowing it if your activity becomes "suspicious"..... I warn you, (and save the warning), if you are being bad..... I create a file on you if you continue and warn you further.... I inform your supervisor with a copy of the warnings.... I cut off your internet access if you still continue and inform the administrator of the employees actions and the supervisors inactions at that point.....

Am I a complete bastard?.... Yes.... Is it my job to prevent those that would risk my company's existence from doing harm?... Yes.... It's why they pay me...... and I have the policies in place and email the AUP every three months to everyone on the network.... So they can't say they don't know.... Because they got the AUP in the orientation too.....

I do give flexibility..... I don't allow abuse..... It's my network.... You play by my rules.....

And it takes me a few minutes a week at a cost of less than $5 per user per year..... SWEET...

[RoadClosed]

Bastard.

I am one as well. But in reality as long as a company "reacts" that is the key. If an employee says, "I think T.S. is surfing exciting fishing sites and I don't like it", and you as a company discipline T.S. according to policy, then the company took reasonable steps to ensure safety without spending 20 grand which could be 6 months of total profit; assuming T.S. did nothing illegal because we all know he is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and wouldn't drool over taxidermy sites at work. Most of the time even if T.S. is doing something illegal, Law Enforcement will get T.S. and leave the company alone. Catch 22, unless they had monitoring software in place and did nothing to prevent Bill from downloading.

Most small businesses that make America tick don't have squat invested in technology. Having played devils advocate, if you don't monitor employees you are crazy because in a large company there is no way to enforce a safe environment without it. There are way too many variables and relying on written policy and communication is, well stupid. And the next person let go or pissed off is going to open fire on an executive team with their pants around their ankles.

[XTC46]

ahh the joys of using microsofts remote desktop connection to connect to my home computer then from there roam the internet freely without filters or logs. MUAHAHHAHA (this is how I got around websense in highschool)

[Tiger Shark]

Wanna try getting past me un-noticed XTC..... Already had an administrator disciplined because her husband thought he knows about computers.... Oh... BTW, he's a supervisor for a major, and I mean _major_, EDS account..... In a 3 month period he tried everything he knew including gotomypc through http etc.... Caught the moron every time.... I hear he hates my guts after what I said about him got relayed to him.... Oh dear.....

[Trixillate]

Well, You guys have helped me a little bit. Very amusing ..... I STILL HAVE MY JOB! : P*
thanks!