RE: web monitoring tool

["Douglas K. Fischer" <fischerdk () purefm net>]

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Lots of excellent points made in this thread.

1. Before you do anything, have a CYA memo of some sort from a superior, 
ESPECIALLY if this request places any action in direct or inferred 
opposition to corporate policy or legal reporting/auditing requirements. 
It's hard to say (and frankly irrelevant) why the executives want their 
surfing totally confidential. However, if there would be any backlash from 
this action, you need to minimize your own exposure. (My general rule of 
thumb is to have clear support for everything I do. If I can't point to a 
policy or regulation that supports an action, I make sure someone over me 
has provided some form of e-mail or memo that will offer such support.)

2. Chances are in addition to not wanting anything logged, the executives 
also do not want any of the traffic observed. I would tend to agree with 
the proponents for a separate dial-up or broadband Internet connection and 
a separate PC/laptop to totally isolate this "executive surfing" from your 
enterprise network. That is the cleanest way.

3. Perhaps suggesting that the execs do their "confidential surfing" from a 
home connection or other non-corporate location would be in order. It would 
be far simpler as far as keeping the traffic confidential. (Frankly, 
depending on their reasons for wanting to keep their activities invisible, 
the very act of making this request would arouse suspicion and start 
vicious rumours. Simply doing the surfing from home would have allowed them 
to keep things quiet and not have to involve anyone at the office.)

Doug
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