Security on internet at work ?

[900ninja]

Im just wondering how secure my browsing is at work, not that i visit anything immoral or illegal etc, the company are aware but i wouldnt be too comfortable if somebody could sit and monitor my every email to the missus, facebook messages or credit card transactions.

I use a laptop in my office, cable connected and i think it all goes through a main server, i clear the browser history so how much can they actually see ? Is it just page titles or full content ?

Thanks in advance

[ChuckFickens]

it's a how long is a piece of string question...

The "normal" would be they can see the content of every non secure page you visit (if they bother to look) and they can see the address of every secure page you visit, but not the content

[ChuckFickens]

Oh, and putting my IT manager head on (despite the fact I'm on hols this week)

Stop trying to secure your work Internet use while at work.... it's not your computer or your Internet connection...

[NazNomad]

Network keyloggers?

Do companies really use them, are they actually legal?

[ChuckFickens]

"Do companies really use them, are they actually legal?"

I don't know of any that do, but yes, it would be perfectly legal, people issued with a work computer seem to forget who the computer actually belongs to all to often.

[900ninja]

haha, i do my job when i need to and they are happy with it, my boss checks up on cars and bikes im selling on ebay on his comp etc, very relaxed workplace however i dont want people in the offices chuckling at my lovey messages do i ?

So.. would ebay, facebook, paypal, hotmail etc all be classed as secure pages ?

Cheers

[NazNomad]

Thanks Chuck, I didn't know if they were just some urban myth, lol

I wouldn't be happy if I were paying someone to browse eBay or update their Facebook status, but then I'm a miserable sod, lol.

[squarebear]

They will be able to see exactly where you visit and what emails you send. A place I worked in sacked two people for misuse of the internet.

[Sooper]

I agree, we have strict policies on what and when you can view the web. As a systems administrator we can (if asked) view a users history etc even if they delete their history, cookies etc as its all server driven.
When a user signs into their machine they have to click on a box that states that they have read, understood and accepted our IT Policies. If there then is an investigation and they are found to be in breach of this, it is then a disciplinary matter that could (and has) resulted in people losing their jobs.
One good thing though is that a lot of the sites that many people would perhaps want to view constantly throughout the day are already locked down (Surf Controlled) such as Facebook, Youtube, Myspace etc etc which i think does help a lot to keep people from accessing sites when they should be working!