Internet access is good for business, but filtered Internet access is better. The advantages Internet brings to company are obvious and well known by everyone. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same thing about the disadvantages of having Internet access inside organization.

Here are some recent findings of studies related to Internet usage inside the companies:

• 40% of a corporation’s Internet traffic is non-work related; furthermore browsing the web for personal use is the first way employees waste time at work
• 70% of adults videos are downloaded between 9am to 5pm
• 37% of employees admit they have visited X-rated websites at work
• Over 70% of internet users utilize high-bandwidth applications, including video, music, chat and advertisements
• 75% of organizations are hit by viruses, spyware, or other malicious applications

These are only a few numbers that should make business owners start considering URL filtering (if they haven’t already). URL filter is the smartest solution for solving these issues.

By blocking access to news, sports, entertainment, shops, adult, advertisements and other non-work related resources, companies will certainly feel an important increase in employee productivity and enhanced security, and significant decreases in infrastructure costs and legal risks.

Now that it is clear enough for you how URL filtering can help your company get rid of lots of problems it is up to you to make the following step and to install an advanced URL filter on your company computers network. Don’t forget to create (if you don’t have one already) the Internet usage policy and communicate it to your employees to let them know the acceptable Internet usage within your company.

Through the multiple filters available, Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy monitors and controls the entire Internet traffic by blocking the access to unwanted resources. The websites filter allows defining a black and a white list of websites that will be blocked or allowed for browsing. The URLs will be displayed only if they comply with the filter’s action.

Read more information about the URL Filter included in Cyclope Internet Filtering Proxy.