


SpectorSoft, a Vero Beach, FL-based company helps educational institutions reduce bandwidth abuse, curb inappropriate internet usage or communications, and protect confidential student information. “Most often, it comes down to greater productivity and better data security,” says Judge. The company offers an application called Spector 360 that monitors and records student activities on school PCs and the internet. It alerts the institution of internet abuse and allows review of web activity to increase student time on tasks, protect them and the network from the dangers of the internet, and save money on unnecessary software licensing. “Using high-level views of activity, you can quickly analyze trends and patterns, as well as drill down into specific activity to investigate any suspicious behavior,” adds Judge.
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Our solutions provide a valuable way to deter, detect and detail non-compliant activity in organizations to deliver better security and greater productivity
More than 36,000 companies, schools, and government entities worldwide use SpectorSoft solutions to gain insight into the user activity on their network, and enjoy the security and productivity that comes with it. One of the company’s clients, Bexhill College, was concerned about IM, web mail, and general internet misuse. Students were visiting websites that didn’t adhere to the school’s acceptable user policy. The administrators used Spector 360 to provide proof as to the activity and then institute the proper precautions to prevent further occurrences. “With Spector 360, I don’t need to stop what I’m doing all the time just to fight human nature,” said Bob Bailey, Bexhill College Network Administrator. “With Spector 360, I can work invisibly behind them and close the loopholes so it doesn’t go global. Content filtering alone wasn’t letting me do that,” he adds.
SpectorSoft continues to grow rapidly as companies and education systems focus more on trying to secure their data from insider threats. “We continue to enhance our detection methods and data analytics to expose areas that may need prioritized attention; and also ease the process of implementing and applying a user activity monitoring program,” Judge concludes.
Company
SpectorSoft
Headquarters
Vero Beach, FL
Management
Jason Judge, CEO
Description
SpectorSoft develops, markets, and supports PC/internet monitoring and surveillance products for business, education, government and general home users.