Are you concerned that your employees are spending too much time updating their statuses and playing solitaire on their computers? With the endless entertainment selections online, it is hard not to get distracted once you open that tab or look at your phone. Some workers might have the self-control to check their personal email and then close the window, but others may not be able to handle that freedom. In the end, it comes down to one word: procrastination. When tough assignments pile up, those hilarious YouTube videos tend to start surfacing around the office, as well.
So what can you do to increase employee productivity?
Content Filters
This software gives you the ability to block your employees from accessing certain unprotected or time-wasting sites. By eliminating music downloads, social media sites, and gaming, you can get your employees’ focus back on track and minimize the distractions.
Security Awareness Training
Employee productivity software is not just for blocking entertainment sites during business hours. Security awareness training is a platform that can train your staff to notice the key signs of ransomware, email phishing, and other forms of network hacking.
Email phishing has become a significant problem for the security of businesses today. Hackers are using a form of social engineering to send email messages that ask for sensitive information from the recipients. It is easy for someone in the workplace to get tricked into an email scam, so it’s important to make sure your employees are educated on the warning signs.
Firewall
The truth is, employees cannot be monitored at all times and our judgment can only lead us so far with the safety of sites, internet connections, and network security. Installing a firewall will give the network security of your business an extra shield of protection. You can rest at ease knowing that your firewall is sorting through all the sites and pop-ups coming at you and your employees.
Internet Usage Audits
This filtering system allows you to monitor what sites your employees are visiting and to set restrictions on what sites are allowed. This software not only tells you what sites people are visiting but how long they are spending on them. That way, you can really weed out who is wasting the most time and what sites and the most distracting. If you don’t want to go as far as removing access to certain sites for your staff, a great option is to set a time limit on the sites. This allows them to visit some of their favorite sites without taking them away from their work for long stretches of time.
Ready to take the next step in boosting your company’s productivity?
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