Your system may currently allow each employee to install any software they may need or want on their computer. Even with the best of intentions for these installations, if left unchecked, your system may be negatively impacted. If you are not in control of what is coming and going on your network, you are opening yourself up for hackers to take advantage of the situation.
You may want to implement a policy to prevent employees from downloading software without admin consent. This simple procedure of requiring an admin to give approval for all software downloaded on your network will make sure that your computers are running smoothly. Since they will only have Line of Business (LOB) applications on their system, it will free up resources to allow the computer to work efficiently. It also patches up most of the security issues that may be present by downloading applications from unknown locations.
You can work with Cross Link Consulting to come up with the procedure and how to implement these restrictions on your network. This is a simple process and one that is worth discussing to make sure that your system is protected from all directions. Call us at 803-279-1100 or email info@crosslinkconsulting.net
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