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What is Computer Monitoring Software?

The computer Monitoring software gets full inside information of employee activity in organization. It has become increasingly important for businesses to monitor the use of their computer systems to recognize and control employee activity and improve the employee productivity. PC Monitoring is not only to ensure that employees are using their devices for work-related tasks or not, but also to protect against data breaches and other security risks.

PC monitoring means the practice of tracking computer usage in order to identify potential issues and minimize the risk. It identifies underperforming employees and keeps in-office and remote employee engagement and makes them productive and secure.When we monitor the employees live screen that time the employee is not aware and we do not need any concent to monitor there screen. Also it only monitors within the work shift as per settings.

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Key Features of Computer Monitoring Software

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Work Time Tracking

Computer Monitoring software tracks your remote and in-office employees working time from during office time and generate time sheet. When the employee login into the system Time tracking actually started and stop when he finally shut down the system. Additionally it tarcks employees acive and idle time during working hours and total beraks he or she tooks within office worktime. Then you can find whose wasting unnecessory time.

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Tracks Work Activity

It Tracks the full-day activity of an employee with a time stamp which time he starts work, in which time period he works actively and which time he took a break, and when he stops work. It also tracks team activity. All the above data it presents in graphical form on the screen, you have to just select a date range and click on “Activity Card” It will represent the graph of employee or team activity that you select.This allows managers to easily optimize the work schedules.

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Top Application Usage

Employers can see the applications and website that employees use on their devices with the time stamp in order to ensure that they are using the approved application. The employer can see an individual, team, or organization visited the application there are several filters available, and can check up to 2 years’ history. You have to select the filter and click on “Top Application Card” card will pop up.

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Top Website Usage

Employers can see the websites that employees use on their devices with the time stamp in order to ensure that they are using approved software. Employers can see individual, team, and organization visited websites, and there are 12 filters available and can check up to 2 years' history, You have to select the filter and click on “Top Websites Card” card will pop up. Employers can use this feature to boost productivity.

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Live Screen View

Computer monitoring takes a screenshot of an employee screen, you have to set a time interval in the setting option it takes snaps and stored them on the server. This records the activity on an employee's computer screen in order to identify potential security risks and monitor productivity. Managers can check activity in screenshots with the playback option.

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Screen Video Recording & Playback

Employee Computer monitoring software records employee video of the employee screen and it has a playback option. These features identify security risks and monitor the effectiveness and productivity of an employee. Video recording also helps the manager to understand the work pattern of productive employees and mistakes of nonproductive employees.

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Automatic Attendence Monitoring

Automatic attendance features Track the "In and out" timing of the employees but the fact is when an employee login into the system for work that time his actual login time starts and at last, when he shut down his computer is considered as works stop. It tracks present and absent days and leaves of employees automatically. This type of PC monitoring software helps HR in the payroll process.

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Idle Timeout Alert

This kind of monitoring ensures the employee working actively if an employee is found idle that means not doing any activity on the computer monitoring software sends an idle alert message to an employee and his particular manager. Managers or observers can set idle time limit manually and then it sends an alert message when not happened any event on the employee system is for a selected time.

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Event Counting

This feature counts the keys pressed by employee types on the keyboard and mouse clicks employee’s type on keyboard or click on mouse to identify the activeness and productivity of an employee. If we found very less or very hugne events count of specific employee it means you have carefully track him. This feature helps to find the active and idle employee and help to idle alert features to generate an idle alert.

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Face Photo Verifications

To confirm whether the allotted devices are used by the employees these features help to capture Faces through a webcam to avoid the proxy of the employee. This feature is totally optional you can enable it for remote employees and disable it for office employees it depends on employer choice and requirements.We suggest that when you're employee working from home you have to enable this face capture feature.

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Live Status Overview

Live status is an attractive feature, on the dashboard of Computer Monitoring software Live status option is available once you click there it will show every employee's live status in various colors of squares. Square colors are categorized as Active, Idle, Absent, Present, employee on nonproductive sites and apps, and employees on Productive sites and apps, away, etc.This feature provides real-time insights into employee activity and productivity.

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Custmized Setting

Stats Computer Monitoring Software enables the manager or observer to change settings by searching employee ID or employee name no need to go every time in the backend. PC Monitoring software support all types of Operating System like Mac, Linux, Windows version, Cloud Based solutions are also available in PC Monitoring Software which transfers data with advanced encryption techniques and store data on a secure server.

Best Practices for Computer Monitoring

Without monitoring, organizations are more vulnerable to security breaches and unauthorized access. Malicious internal or external threats can take advantage of vulnerabilities in systems, compromise sensitive data, or gain unauthorized access to confidential information.

Legal Implications of Computer Monitoring

  • While Computer monitoring can be a useful tool for businesses, it is important to understand the legal implications of monitoring employee computer usage.
  • In many countries, there are laws and regulations that govern the use of monitoring software, and failure to comply with these regulations can result in legal consequences.
  • In the United States, for example, employers must comply with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which regulates the interception of electronic communications.
  • Under the ECPA, employers are generally prohibited from intercepting or monitoring electronic communications, including email and instant messages, unless the employee consents or the interception is necessary for a legitimate business purpose.
  • Similarly, in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulates the collection, storage, and processing of personal data. Under the GDPR, employers must obtain employee consent before collecting and processing personal data, including data collected through monitoring software.
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Frequently Asked Queries by the People.

Computer monitoring refers to the practice of monitoring computer usage by businesses, organizations, individuals, and employees. It is becoming increasingly important in the digital age to track and monitor computer usage to ensure the work efficiency, safety and security of data and networks.

There are several reasons why PC monitoring is important. First and foremost, it helps businesses protect their data. By monitoring computer usage, companies can identify potential security risks and take steps to prevent data breaches. This includes such things as monitoring for unauthorized access to sensitive information, tracking the use of USB drives and other external devices, and monitoring network activity for potential threats.

Monitoring software can be reported only on the processes and resources of that computer. It is also possible to get a networked computer monitor that can monitor all the computers of the organization. This type of software is useful for businesses that cannot rely on users to check monitoring software loaded on the device.

The monitoring system designed to enable remote monitoring has encryption protection created so that the data traveling on the internet between sites is secure. Therefore, as long as you protect access to the console of the system with credentials, these cloud monitoring tools are safe to use.

Yes, if you are present for the day and logged in to your PC. No, If you are absent or your office time is over.

To detect our Stats employee monitoring software there is a HOT key you have to press a combination of these keys” Ctrl” +” Alt” + “Shift” + “l” then a small window will appear on the screen.

Yes, In India, employers are generally allowed to deploy video monitoring software at specific workplaces such as entry and exit areas, Workplace areas, parking lots, manufacturing areas, cash counters, and server rooms. It is prohibited in restrooms and Lockers.

Yes, It is mandatory for every organization in India. It is recommended that the employer should include Employee System Monitoring in Privacy Policy or in an employment agreement. The policy should declare which kind of data collection and monitoring.

Employee Computer monitoring software can monitor a wide range of computer activities, including websites visited, key press and mouse click, applications used, files downloaded or uploaded, emails sent or received, instant messages, and even screenshots of the employee's system screen.

Yes, Lawyers give advice for PC Monitoring but they must be familiar with state and federal laws on monitoring. However, lawyers suggested that clear policies be set to indicate which metrics will be monitored, and how the staff monitoring software will work. The consent of the employees is also required. According to Section 43A of the IT Act, which governs data privacy and protection, states that companies must adopt appropriate security methods while handling sensitive personal data or information (SDPI).

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