you should also be mindful of how the internet is being used by your employees. That’s because sometimes it is possible that your network resources are being used for unproductive or even harmful purposes such as torrenting, social media, and video streaming.

Social media and streaming sites, if used in an unrestrained manner for long by your employees can potentially lead to a loss in productivity. Even more dangerous to your enterprise can be the use of torrent and other illegal sites, which may draw legal and regulatory action towards your enterprise, while also making you vulnerable to malware and virus attacks. To prevent this, your business should be equipped with a robust URL-filtering solution. However, in recent years, due to the rapid propagation of mobile technology, websites are mostly being replaced by applications. So, instead of using the YouTube website, more and more people are using the YouTube mobile application. Similarly, torrenting and other similar sites are being accessed through their corresponding applications, which can contain malware and viruses.

To prevent your enterprise from falling victim to unwanted legal problems as well as avoidable virus and malware attacks, you must secure your enterprise network with a next-generation firewall solution backed by contextual intelligence. You can configure these systems to prevent your employees from accessing specific applications and services, even if these applications use anti-tracking measures such as SSL. Additionally, these solutions also work on mobile devices, protecting your network even if you implement a BYOD policy. Thus, you can keep your enterprise safe from harmful sites and applications around the clock.