Nowadays, most professionals use the internet during their workday to perform their tasks, this is the reality in the work environment of companies today, both in large companies and in small and medium.
Just as technology, systems and high connectivity contribute to the execution of activities in companies, misuse of technology and the internet can lead to numerous problems and even damage to companies, especially regarding information security failures, which can lead to data loss. The waste of time, the lack of focus on work and the low productivity of the team are also increasingly present problems in the workplace.
Research shows that time spent on the internet by employees on personal activities can reach 30% during the workday. Information security fault expenses increased 35% last year in companies, according to PWC survey. Not to mention the growing risk of ransomware attacks, which drew attention around the world on May 12, and have been intensifying more and more.
The main gateway to security incidents such as ransomware attacks is users, who end up clicking fake or harmful e-mail links, which makes viruses settle in.
Regarding the lack of focus and low productivity of employees, there are many forms of distraction on the internet during work, with access to social networks, use of smartphones, access to personal email, instant communication systems such as WhatsApp, shopping sites, games, entertainment and more.
In a survey we developed here at Lumiun Tecnologia, where approximately 280 million Internet access records of 2,000 professionals were analyzed in 50 companies from all regions of Brazil, throughout 2016, it was found that only Facebook represents 14.5% of internet access to companies, communication services such as Skype and Whatsapp represent 10% of content accesses and content sites like Globo.com and UOL 7.3%. The survey also showed that 2% of all accesses occur to potentially harmful websites, which shows how vulnerable to incidents with information security failures and data loss. The full survey is available for download .
In this context, it is essential that IT directors and managers follow the productivity of the team and employees and seek to implement in your company a policy of safe and productive use of the internet. First guiding professionals about safety and productivity risks and also using solutions that allow to monitor what is being accessed and define access rules when necessary.
The benefits generated by good internet use management in companies are many:
- Safety and protection against threats on the internet
- Lower risk of loss of information and problems with viruses
- Reduction in wasted time on the internet by staff
- Increased productivity, quality and focus on tasks
- Reduction of equipment maintenance expenses
- [Reports with information and data on the use of the internet
- Improvement in network performance, systems and technology resources
In the market there are numerous services available for security and control of internet use in companies, such as proxy/squid solutions with Linux servers, PFSense , and Appliance solutions such as Sonic Wall , Fortinet Fortigate and many others. However, most solutions require high investment, high involvement of specialized technical professionals and require constant maintenance, updates and support. This makes these solutions expensive and often unviable, especially for small and medium enterprises.
Considering this scenario and the need that SMEs also have to optimize team productivity on the Internet and maintain the use of the network safe, Lumun Tecnologia is an affordable and simplified solution for managing the use of the Internet aimed at small and medium enterprises. The service is all cloud based and with a strong differential on the ease of service implementation and management.
We listed some of Lumiun's main features and advantages:
- Quick and simplified installation and configuration
- Without the need to acquire equipment or servers
- No need to maintain equipment or software updates
- Without the need for installation and configuration of network equipment
- No cost with specialized professional for maintenance and support
- Cloud management, accessible via the internet anywhere or device
In conjunction with the ease of management the service has resources that allow complete and flexible management of internet access to companies, allowing efficient management of the use of the internet, in a very simple, practical and very affordable way.
With the service it is possible to implement different internet access policies, for example, to block inadequate content such as pornography, social networks or games, just mark the "block access" button to the desired category. The rules can be flexible by users, equipment and schedules. In addition, the system generates detailed and analytical reports on network use, allowing the manager to make assertive decisions on the purpose of making the use of the internet safer and more productive in his company.
We also list some of the main features of the solution:
- Access rules by content categories and specific websites
- Access rules by user groups or equipment
- Definition of release times by content category and specific websites
- Traffic speed control by groups and users
- Protection against access to harmful websites and threats on the internet
- Internet access with user authentication
- Wi-Fi feature, with integrated control panel management
- Integrated management of various networks or units
The implementation and configuration of the service is quite simple and can be performed even by users without IT technical knowledge. And all management is done through the cloud control panel, which has a very simple and intuitive interface, and can be accessed from any location or device. The service is offered in different plans and forms of hiring, to meet the different needs of managers and companies in Brazil.
More information and details about the benefits and functionality is available on the Lumiun website. You can request an online demonstration to know all the details of the solution. For testing and hiring contact Lumiun consultants .
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