and could I stop it with a firewall or disable it somehow?
2006-09-13 03:11:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
No, if your employers are clever enough, they can monitor you without detection. I assume you are talking about internet access.
Ironically, one of the things montioring you may BE a firewall. You see, when you send a message across the internet, it actually hops across as many as 30 computers to get to its destination. If they are monitoring you, one of those computers is probably making copies of "interesting" data that it then forwards. There's no way to tell if this is happening without following the wires in your office all the way outside the building, and then making sure each piece of hardware that the signal passes through is not recording you.
If you use secure http (https), they cannot see what exact URLs you are visiting or the data you are sending, but they can see what host you are accessing. So they'd see if you were accessing www.monkeyporn.com but not what you were actually getting. Email is not done over a secure connection, either.
Your best bet is to find an IT person you trust and ask them. Unfortunately, if you are being watched, there's not a whole lot you can do.
2006-09-13 03:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by std 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes you can but when I worked in the IT department we figured out a way to do it in a stealth manner where you had no idea as to whether you were being watched or not. The software would take a snapshot of your screen every 45 seconds to a minute and save it on a server. If the PC was disconnected from the network or otherwise intercepted we would get an immediate notification and we would unblock that PC.
2006-09-13 03:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that f it not being monitored at the time you use it, it can definitely be logged into and checked at the end of the day. No matter what you do to a computer there are always little paths you leave describing everything you do on it. Just abide by their rules while dealing with their computer and you'll be OK.
2006-09-13 03:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always assume work computer is, or can be, monitored, and use it only for work related things. If you disable it, they will be aware it is disabled and they could take action.
Most work computers block where you can go due to the possibility of virus problems. Respect that.
2006-09-13 03:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they're using a better quality program, you won't be able to tell. You won't even find it by looking in 'Windows Task Monitor'. If you are being monitored and you try to disable something, they're going to know you did that too.
2006-09-13 03:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by ***&&*** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is just to assume that it is - and get back to work! Keyloggers on your own desktop, on the server, or attached on the network somewhere can record every keystroke, screenshot, web address, even things you type and then delete without posting. So just do the right thing and assume it's all being videotaped. Because it very well could be.
2006-09-13 03:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can almost count on the fact that it is being monitored and as it the the companies property i dont think you will be able to disable it
2006-09-13 03:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by patbgone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how to tell for sure, but most bosses to monitor their empolyees, so just assume you are being watched
2006-09-13 03:13:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assume that it is and behave yourself. You're on someone else's time, so you should be doing your work, not something you feel the need to hide.
2006-09-13 03:15:01 · answer #9 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assume that it is and no, you can't disable it. They can track (and restrict) what websites you're going to.
2006-09-13 03:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋