In article <1174894182.494886.105750@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
Hesh wrote:
>I'm currently evaluating the employee monitoring software and have
>evaluated Spectorsoft and CWAT. I am looking for a software which can
>monitor the employee PC activities(programs used, internet surfing,
>document printing,screen snapshots etc..), also the data transferred
>thru USB drives, CD / DVD RW, files uploaded to the websites with a
>copy of the data transferred.

>Please let me know if anybody has used / worked on any of such
>products.

In the particular environment I work in, -some- of what you
describe would be deemed an illegal invasion of privacy. The
person doing the monitoring would also be exposed to confidential
email or documents that they did not have a "need to know", possibly
violating laws and probably violating confidentiality contracts.
For example, suppose an employee were (say) preparing a sexual
harassment complaint to be sent to Human Resources: such things
are seldom within the authority of the security manager to view.

Monitoring to the extent you describe could only be justified here
for environments in which employees would not be given unrestricted
internet surfing access, such as for defence department secret work;
what what be called here, "Protected/C" "disclosure of the information
could materially damage the security of the country".

I notice that you do not appear to be on the same continent I am,
so I have no idea what your local laws are; still I suggest that
you pass your plans by your corporate lawyer.