WebSpy Publications

White Papers

Information Security: Data Loss Prevention

This white paper examines the possible threat and effect of data loss. It includes methods designed to prevent data loss and enhance system security and how WebSpy software can be used to prevent data loss and protect your organization.
Download: Information Security: Data Loss Prevention (PDF - 241 KB)

Managing Event Logs

This white paper illustrates how MS Event Logs are a powerful tool for network security. It includes important factors and a breakdown of activities in successful event log management as well as methods to enable effective event logging.
Download: Managing Event Logs (PDF - 239 KB)

Trust & Mutual Responsibility - The Essential Link when Monitoring Employees

As today’s business environment becomes increasingly web-enabled, organizations worldwide continue to display a growing interest in understanding and managing their employees’ Internet and email use. This white paper examines the importance of employee trust and sharing the responsibility of ensuring appropriate Internet behavior at work
Download: Trust & Mutual Responsibility - The Essential Link when Monitoring Employees (PDF - 210 KB)

Electronic Security

Providing Internet access opens your organization to a range of new threats. This white paper examines those threats, and explains how you can use WebSpy software to protect yourself:
Download: Electronic Security - Protecting Your Resources (PDF -131 KB)

Internet Use Statistics

Internet use has become more common in organizations across the world, bringing both productivity improvements and concerns. This white paper considers the numbers behind these changes, and how monitoring provides a solution for these concerns
Download: Internet Use Statistics 2008 (PDF - 182 KB)
Download: Internet Use Statistics 2002 (PDF - 155 KB)

Internet Monitoring vs Filtering and Blocking

This white paper explains why monitoring is the best Internet access management solution for your organization:
Download: Internet Monitoring vs Filtering and Blocking (PDF - 144 KB)

Internet Monitoring & Workplace Privacy

Privacy in the workplace is a serious issue for both employers and employees. These white papers discuss relevant privacy legislation, and how it may affect your Internet monitoring policy:

Technical Publications

WebSpy Analyzer and Microsoft® SQL Server

The latest release of the WebSpy Analyzer range features support for loading data directly from Microsoft® SQL Server databases. This white paper explains the changes you need to make to your SQL database in order for WebSpy Analyzer to correctly import data.
Download: WebSpy Analyzer and Microsoft® SQL Server (PDF - 323KB)

Enabling access to Microsoft® ISA Server's MSDE Log Database

With the introduction of ISA 2004, Microsoft ISA logs web and security activity to an internal 'MSDE' database by default. Collecting this data from a remote workstation poses a challenge since the MSDE database used by ISA is secured from network access. This paper outlines how to enable remote access to ISA's MSDE database in order to import log file information into WebSpy applications.
Download: Enabling access to Microsoft® ISA Server's MSDE Log Database (PDF - 270KB)