According to IT research firm Gartner, non-work-related Internet surfing results in an estimated 40% productivity loss each year for American businesses.
- #1 distraction at work. 44.7% cited web surfing
- In a recent Gallup Poll the average employee spends over 75 minutes per day using office computers for non-business related activity
- Just 20 minutes a day of inappropriate Internet use can cost a 100-employee company over $8,000 per week
- A significant source of time loss is the time that takes people to recover from an interruption and get back to work
- 26.2% of online time at work spent on personal activities
- 233 million hours are lost every month as a result of employees "wasting time" on social networking
Technology Concerns
- Employees who dabble online are more prone to viruses or hackers. Lost data, malicious errors and data theft can ruin entire companies.
- Robs the organization of bandwidth
- IT headaches due to downloaded malware and reduced storage capacity
- Drain on a company's technology budget
Legal Liability for Employers
- Exposure to copyright laws protecting artists from illegal music and video downloading
- Violations of the Child Online Protection Act, which makes it a felony to download, print, share or possess pornographic images of children
- Opens up organizations to legal issues such as sexual harassment and embarrassing public relations nightmares such as sexual predators and child porn arrests
The Bottom Line - Can you afford not to control your office computers?
Implementing an effective Web-filtering solution can help eliminate the legal liability and loss of productivity that results when employees view non-work-related content. There are several available options for your business. Call Akuwa Solutions Group, Sarasota’s most trusted and experienced Network Integration Firm, to set up a free consultation. 941.556.0496.