Social media usage in Canada and throughout the world is on the rise; it is quickly becoming a ubiquitous medium for social interaction. There have been reports that up to 75% of employees in North America utilize social media while at work. With such prolific usage, it is counterproductive for employers to simply ban and …
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BrowseControl – Category Filtering is Here! 0
CurrentWare, a global leader in Internet and Endpoint security solutions, has released a new version of BrowseControl, it’s flagship Internet restriction solution. This release advances the existing Internet filtering function with the new Category Filtering add-on. Consisting of over 100 URL categories, which cover thousands of domains, Category Filtering empowers administrators to easily block offensive …
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How to Block Websites Effectively in 5 Steps 0
Surfing on the Internet is one of the most time wasting factors in destroying the productivity at your workplace. With the advancement of social media, employees are always checking their status on Facebook and Twitter. It is time you understand how to block websites effectively. 1. Tell your Employees about Blocking Websites When you are …
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CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act 0
What is CIPA? The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate …
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HTTPS Sites Exposed to Vulnerablilites 0
One of the most important checks to conduct when dealing with sensitive or financial transactions, is to ensure that the front of the URL reads “HHTPS’. This indicates that the site uses Secure Sockets Layer encryption, a method by which traffic between a website and anyone visiting it is encrypted to prevent eavesdropping. However, a …
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BrowseControl enhanced HTTPS Filtering in version 4.2.0.2 0
HTTPS Filtering has always been an important aspect of BrowseControl. We are happy to announce that in version 4.2.0.2, the HTTPS Filtering capability has been greatly enhanced to support all of the leading Internet Browsers available in the market today. BrowseControl can now fully control the HTTPS traffic on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, …
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TopTenReviews Presents CurrentWare Bronze Award for Internet Management Software 0
The CurrentWare Suite, was recently awarded the Bronze Award by TopTenReviews for Internet Management software. Ranked #3 among a selection of 10 other solutions, the review highlights, CurrentWare’s effectiveness of efficiently protecting an enterprise network. “CurrentWare is a sure solution to safeguard your company’s computer systems, data and information. It will help keep harmful viruses …
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Hacktivists On The Rise Compared To Cyber Criminals 0
According to an annual report released by Verizon, there has been a dramatic rise of “hactivism” – cyber hacking to advance political and social objectives. The study showed that in 2011, 58% of data stolen was attributed to hactivism. This is in sharp contrast to the data-breach pattern of past years, where the majority of …
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CurrentWare v4.2 Released – BrowseControl gets a New Feature! 0
CurrentWare v4.2 is officially released. In the latest version, we have added a new feature in BrowseControl to give administrators more control over their employee’s Internet policy. The new feature is called Internet Quota Limit and it allows the administrator to assign a designated amount of time that employees can have access to the Internet …
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Angry Birds Taking a Bite off the Economy 0
The Internet is now an essential business tool. However, misuse of the web, especially during these challenging economic times can have a dramatic effect on employee productivity and ultimately company profits. Online games and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are a few of the many distractions that employees have access to at …
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