Employee Monitoring
Software
- Monitor activity and productivity
- Manage identity and access
- Respond to incidents
The challenge
74%
of data breaches included the human element in 2023
According to the 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon.
90%
of data breaches will include the human element in 2024
According to Predictions 2024: Security And Risk by Forbes.
Employee monitoring is critical due to the significant role of the human element in data breaches. Employee monitoring software enables proactive insider threat detection and mitigation by exposing negligent behavior and malicious activity among your staff and third parties.
Monitoring software can also help you optimize productivity by analyzing employee performance and workflow efficiency. Deploying robust employee monitoring software is essential for protecting your sensitive assets, mitigating insider risks, enhancing productivity, and fostering a secure work environment.
Leaks of corporate and customer data
Fines for non-compliance with cybersecurity requirements
Financial and reputational damage
Continuous monitoring and audit functionality
Monitor employee activity in real-time and enable your security officers to watch an ongoing session without disturbing an employee. Audit employee activity and performance in real-time or in retrospective.
Identity and access management
Make sure only authorized employees can access critical endpoints. Manage access rights of privileged employees to secure access to sensitive data and get full visibility over all privileged accounts.
Productivity monitoring
Track and analyze the productivity of both in-house and remote employees with Ekran System’s dashboards. Detect inefficiencies within your organization and discover the true reasons behind them.
Automated incident response
Receive alerts on suspicious events, such as launching an unwanted application or accessing a restricted website. Review flagged sessions to prevent inappropriate use of data inside the corporate network and eliminate security risks with an AI-based UEBA module.
Benefits of employee monitoring
with Ekran System Solution
Protect valuable corporate and client data, intellectual property, and trade secrets from being stolen or deleted.
Secure your assets from risks stemming from malicious employees, negligent workers, or compromised accounts.
Get a comprehensive view of your employees’ performance and make sure employees spend work hours efficiently.
Meet major IT compliance requirements, laws, standards, and regulations by securing access to sensitive data and preventing potential data leaks, data misuse, and data theft.
Know for sure who does what inside the corporate IT perimeter and secure your organization’s resources with robust employee activity monitoring and screen recording.
Analyze employee activity data to identify areas where additional training or support may be needed. Address skill gaps, increase cybersecurity awareness, and improve the overall performance of your workforce.
Monitor user activity with Ekran System®
Ekran System integrations
Ekran System employee tracking software seamlessly integrates with your infrastructure, including with leading SIEM and ticketing systems.
Case studies
Monitor employees with Ekran System
Employee monitoring allows businesses to receive insights into employee efficiency while securing critical data and commercial secrets. Monitoring employee activity with Ekran System employee screen monitoring software can help you:
Secure interactions with sensitive data
Detect and prevent costly data breaches
Audit employee performance
Detect and optimize inefficient workflows
Comply with cybersecurity standards
Ekran System® is universal employee activity monitoring software that tracks any user action on:
Corporate
servers
Secure your organization’s critical assets and prevent insider threats’ undesirable financial and reputational consequences.
Physical and virtual
desktops
Improve visibility and control over the organization’s data. Prevent and detect incidents caused by insiders in virtual and physical environments.
Remote
laptops
Monitor the activity of any user inside and outside your protected perimeter to ensure maximum security and transparency.
Jump
servers
Install just one Ekran System Terminal Server Client on a jump server to monitor all sessions that come through it.
Get the most value for your business with other Ekran System’s capabilities
Supported platforms
Learn how Ekran System assists our customers in continuously preventing threats coming from the inside.
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What our clients say about Ekran System’s insider threat prevention tools
Dennis Fox II
CEO | President at ES Consulting
“What we like the most about the Ekran is how easy it was to get started. The communication with the team is both smooth and efficient. Also, the support received from Ekran System team, both informational and technical, has always been very prompt and helpful.”
Paul Maranzano
Technical Director at National IT Solutions
“We tried quite a few insider threat management solutions before we came to Ekran System. The key factor that led me to Ekran was fast communication from sales to support. I’d highly recommend Ekran System to most colleagues. Within 30 to 40 minutes I had it up and running and it was recording. I was quite impressed by how quick and easy it was. I definitely recommend Ekran System!”
Egzon Sinanaj
Director of Support and Security at PECB
“We have a lot of data to protect. We are also very happy to have an ever-growing number of new customers whose data are processed only by authorized processes and employees. To keep everything in check, we must be able to identify potential internal or external threats in time and act accordingly to prevent any intentional or unintentional errors.”
Denis Gundarev
Senior Program Manager at Microsoft
“Ekran System provides a great solution for customers that need a session recording and activity audits, as well as incident response functionality to detect and prevent insider threats.”
Adrian Cragg
CTO of CNC Ltd
“As a Managed Service Provider we are responsible for our customers’ servers but aren’t the only ones with access and often well intentioned 3rd parties cause disruption with unauthorised changes. Ekran gives us peace of mind that all actions carried out on the server are recorded and we can quickly identify & rectify issues. It’s like having CCTV for your server and in these times of a need for heightened security and auditing this is perfect for the job.”
Insider risk management made simple.
Protect your sensitive data with a recognized, reviewed, and recommended solution.
FAQ
Employee computer monitoring is tracking workers’ activity inside an organization’s IT perimeter with dedicated software for computer monitoring. This practice helps businesses monitor employees’ performance, optimize workflows, protect sensitive data, and address security concerns.
Employee monitoring solutions can help any organization improve security and productivity. They are especially critical for businesses that handle sensitive data or have remote teams. Deploying employee tracking tools is also essential for organizations that need to ensure compliance in heavily regulated industries like finance, government, insurance, and healthcare.
Some industry regulations and data protection laws require organizations to implement monitoring measures. By monitoring employee computer activity, organizations can ensure that employees handle sensitive information properly and follow all the procedures required to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. An effective user activity monitoring solution can help you avoid the legal and financial risks associated with non-compliance.
Employee desktop monitoring software enhances data security by providing visibility into user activity, thus allowing you to detect security threats swiftly and respond immediately. By continuously monitoring user activity, you can spot suspicious behavioral patterns, identify potential security risks, and protect sensitive data from exfiltration.
Effective employee monitoring solutions like Ekran System can track various types of activities. The platform records on-screen activity coupled with useful metadata such as:
-executed commands
-typed keystrokes and clipboard data
-opened files and folders
-visited websites
-opened applications
-connected USB devices.
This comprehensive monitoring allows you to gain clear insights into employee activity and detect suspicious or unauthorized actions.
Key features to look for in employee computer monitoring software include continuous and uninterrupted monitoring capabilities, activity logging functionality, on-screen activity recording, and alerts on suspicious activities. Ideally, your software to monitor employees also should be compatible with your existing IT systems, have a user-friendly interface, and be scalable so it can grow with your business.
Ekran System offers a range of capabilities to monitor user activity, including:
-Continuous monitoring
-Session recording
-User activity logging
-User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) module
-Rule-based alerts and incident response
-User productivity dashboards
-Detailed reports, and other useful features.
Ekran System is robust software that helps to monitor employee computer activity in both real time and in records as well as track employees’ active and idle time. You can use Ekran System to monitor the activity of both in-house and remote employees.
Ekran System captures all keystrokes and even clipboard content. They’re hidden in the session recordings so security specialists can’t see sensitive data such as passwords in plain text. At the same time, all keystroke logs are searchable. Our Linux clients capture entered exec and sudo commands with all their parameters as well as the contents of all started scripts.
Yes. Ekran System’s flexible architecture allows for integration with existing IT infrastructure, including various SIEM and ticketing systems.
The out-of-the-box version of Ekran System supports both on-premises and SaaS deployment.
Ekran System applies highly optimized formats to store session recordings and metadata. The platform is also optimized in terms of bandwidth use. You can see actual performance numbers and basic hardware requirements for typical deployments in our technical documentation.
Ekran System isn’t spyware, so it doesn’t support hiding. Although Ekran System agents are visible, we deliver the best client protection mechanisms on the market, making our software unstoppable even for privileged users.
Yes, Ekran System’s versatility makes it suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises. The platform is scalable and customizable, allowing you to deploy and configure it according to your specific requirements.
The platform tracks user actions in real time, generating detailed audit trails and reports on employee activity. When employees know that their activity is being tracked and documented, they are more likely to adhere to security policies and maintain good productivity levels. They are also typically more focused on their job duties, resulting in fewer distractions or human errors.
Ekran System protects monitored data with AES 256 encryption. The platform also offers monitored data anonymization, substitute user logins, and device alias names. Even if a breach occurs, anonymized data is less likely to be exploited for malicious purposes since it doesn’t contain personally identifiable information. Thus, you can protect your employees’ privacy and minimize the security risks associated with data breaches or unauthorized access.
Tracking employee productivity can help you optimize workflow and allocate resources efficiently. By leveraging employee productivity tracking software, you can identify gaps for improvement to provide targeted support and training to your team.
Ekran System employee productivity monitoring software provides user-friendly dashboards on:
-Total active vs. idle time
-Top applications used
-Top websites used
-User productivity.
Ekran System can act as employee time monitoring software and distinguish between active and idle time, allowing you to evaluate how productively your employees spend their time.
Web monitoring software can provide insights into productivity and potential security risks. Employee monitoring software like Ekran System delivers dashboards for website usage to ensure your employees stay focused on work-related tasks and avoid accessing potentially malicious websites. Ekran System also offers dashboards for application use, allowing you to make sure that your employees follow your organization’s information security policies.
Pros: Enhanced productivity, security, and compliance.
Workplace monitoring solutions can help you identify areas for improvement in your workflow. In addition, monitoring solutions like Ekran System enhance data security by detecting and preventing insider threats.
Cons: Employee work tracking software can erode trust among the executive board and staff, leading to overall dissatisfaction and decreased morale. There are also privacy concerns, so it’s critical to ensure that any data collected during monitoring is handled in accordance with relevant data protection laws and regulations.
For example, organizations that monitor and handle the personal data of EU residents need to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Importantly, Ekran System protects user privacy thanks to its monitored data anonymization feature and GDPR-compliant keylogging option. By default, the platform doesn’t show monitored keystrokes to security officers.
You should clearly communicate the reasons for implementing employee monitoring software and tell how it benefits both the organization and employees. Be transparent about why you need to monitor employee computers, which activities will be monitored, and how the data will be used.
Convey to your employees that you respect their privacy rights and will be tracking only relevant activity.
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