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All You Need To Know About Network Surveillance

By Brenda Morgan


Computers have become important gadgets in any business or administrative setting. They have been used for both data collection and analysis tools and a way of making presentations in meetings. As a result, work has been made much easier and more fun for many users. Network surveillance is a mechanism that adopted where a large number of transactions have to be monitored and accounted for.

This exercise entails the monitoring of the flow of data happens online through an internet connection. It relies on a specially designed software that can detect any suspicious or criminal activity that may be conducted using computers. There are some surveillance companies that may be contracted to perform the exercise on behalf of organizations and firms.

This operation is commonly used by various parties ranging from the government, civil rights groups and some other private groups. The system has proved to be of great value to the government. It was initially adopted in developed nations, but more countries are seeing the need to have similar systems. The state can rely on these programs to monitor the activities of its citizens and also that of foreigners.

The system relies on a technique referred to as packet sniffing which monitors data exchange over a computer network. Information that is transmitted via the internet takes the form of small chunks referred to as packets. The surveillance system works to intercept these transmissions to scrutinize and examine this data flow. The destination of the data is analyzed to if there was any malice in the transaction.

Setting up such a mechanism requires a huge amount of resources. The purchase of equipment, installation and operating the act of data analysis and scrutiny is a very costly exercise. Departments have been seeking for donor funding to set up such s system. Developing countries have been unable to set up such programs and usually, rely on entities such as Google and Microsoft to obtain vital data.

Those who adopt a surveillance system stand to gain a lot. Organizations have benefited from increased work efficiency since employee monitoring has reduced time wasting on online platforms. Employee adherence to policy has been boosted since surveillance guarantees observance of networking policy. It has led to the protection of assets such as intellectual property, company secrets, and strategies from hacking.

The program has also been associated with numerous disadvantages. Social media users especially those on Twitter, Facebook and you tube have met the system with a lot of resistance. Is has been claimed that close supervision under these programs has interfered with the privacy of people and confidential needs. The cost of maintaining and training the operators of such systems is also high.

The internet has seen rapid growth and development and has slowly evolved to be one of the major forms of communication among people throughout the world. However, people use the internet for various reasons both good and bad. This has necessitated the need to put individuals under constant surveillance. If you have a business venture, it is a high time you considered this kind of surveillance.




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