An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is now widely recognized as a key tool in ensuring that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) misuse is minimized and eradicated, but how can you be sure that it is being adhered to?

Traditionally, schools and colleges have relied on the use of blocking and filtering systems to enforce their AUP, but this approach leaves huge areas of exposure to new and evolving dangers.

Misuse of the College or School resources can arise from any or all of the following:

The AUP is enforced not by telling people that it exists, but by the certain knowledge that transgressions will be identified and logged for subsequent action. The purpose of the system is not to catch and punish but to ensure a constant standard of acceptable behaviour in the first place.

ScreenShield empowers schools of all sizes to proactively monitor, manage, and enforce ICT users to be compliant with their Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP). Network users are alerted to violation as it happens, so altering their behaviour immediately and preventing unacceptable use of the network at an early stage.

In conjunction with ScreenShield’s USB management capability this can provide a network with strong protection against misuse and copyright infringment.

Features

• Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) displayed upon switching on the computer which is locked until it is accepted
• Ability to define different monitoring criteria for different users or groups
• Levels of monitoring can be imposed on a permanent or temporary basis
• Monitoring of users activity can be on a “stealth basis”
• Screen capture of AUP violation by user with date and time stamp
• Option to exclude or shut down if the AUP is continually violated
• Can be utilzed to monitor a Personal/Managed Learning Environment
• Off Line monitoring - Monitors even when the PC is not connected to the network

Benefits

• Reduces the legal liability exposure
• Helps regain control of ICT resources
• Encourages users to comply with the Acceptable Usage Policy with warnings that can be customised to suit the audience
• Provides extensive auditing of network use
• Enables enhanced support to better protect vulnerable or at risk individuals
• Tier architecure allows for multiple levels of monitoring
• Includes comprehensive image control

What does image control do?

• Blocks pornographic images in your web browser
• Select the level of control that is best for you
• Determine what happens when an offensive image is detected
• Record activity of any pornographic sites visited or images viewed
• Define known safe and unsafe web sites

For more detailed information on the features and functions of ScreenShield® click on the ScreenShield® button.

If you are also interested in the same application for monitoring within the home then click on the iShieldPlus button.