I work for a corporation and during my lunch or off time at work I surf TERB. What are the chances of my employer or IT department tracking my online visits to TERB, etc.
Thanks.
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Surfing TERB from work
- Thread starter roadtorapture
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no...my employer does not have an internet usage policy. I should stop being lazy and just surf on my phone. I do block cookies and active-X filtering and put in browser on private browsing, but it is better not to risk it.
If they choose to check they will know. You can't prevent it. Period. Just don't do it. It is stupid mistakes like this that get you caught. Just use your damn phone or a laptop on PUBLIC wifi. Involving your work in any aspect of your hobbying is quite frankly just plain dumb.
How are you going to pay for the hobby without in income. Compartmentalize my friend. Always.
Very risky. I take my personal laptop and stream internet from my personal phone. I don't even use my work phone for anything else but work.
No way would I use a work PC to hobby.
In spite of doing that they can still track EVERYWHERE you surf on their PCs if they want to.
Here's a question for the techies...
If your work has remote access and you log in from home to check your outlook email using your own Internet connection, if you simultaneously open your own personal browser and surf porn, can your work IT department see that?
If your work has remote access and you log in from home to check your outlook email using your own Internet connection, if you simultaneously open your own personal browser and surf porn, can your work IT department see that?
Is it your own computer? And what do you mean by "remote access" because it could be as simple as you checking email or it could mean that they have a pipe directly into your machine.
If you open your internet browser via your employer's remote access platform, then yes, I'd assume (not 100% sure) that IT can monitor.
If your company's IT department is the least bit competent and on guard against intrusion on their network, they will be aware that TERB is being looked at from the work network during business hours.
They might look at the logs and think someone's buying a new house, but they will have the logs.
The question is whether they care: is it against policy? Is the usage level within reason? Are porn sites being visited? It may be considered abuse of company resources, or it could be considered to create a hostile work environment.
Either way, it's pretty easy to recommend to not do it.
They might look at the logs and think someone's buying a new house, but they will have the logs.
The question is whether they care: is it against policy? Is the usage level within reason? Are porn sites being visited? It may be considered abuse of company resources, or it could be considered to create a hostile work environment.
Either way, it's pretty easy to recommend to not do it.
It's my own computer with my own internet connection. You go to a company website, log in with your password, and then you can tap into the company network (intranet and outlook). You could use the company's Internet Explorer off the company network but I assume that would enable the detection of TERB cuz you're on their network.
But I'm talking about having an open window on my computer say on Firefox with TERB on it. If I then open Internet Explorer at the same time (also on my computer) to access the company website and then log into their network, can the company see what's not being accessed through their network but rather is being accessed through my own personal Firefox browser? (i.e., can the company "see" onto my computer to see I have another browser open with TERB on it?). Or even if I had torrents running on my computer at the same time.
I know when I needed IT help because I couldn't access the company website the IT guy needed me to okay him to see my desktop and take temporary control of my computer to fix the problem (it was a popup blocker issue).
I agree with that and don't do it for that reason. I use my own personal browser (which is open at the same time...).
The best approach is to use something like http://www.strongvpn.com (and Chrome incognito or your browsers private browsing mode that won’t cache content and remember browsing history).
Then no one can see what you do anywhere. Particularly useful for free Wifi hotspots at restaurants and hotels also where your TERB credentials (and many others) could otherwise be easily pulled out of thin air.
Also makes Vic Toews look pretty silly wanting to be able to monitor all your internet traffic without a warrant
Then no one can see what you do anywhere. Particularly useful for free Wifi hotspots at restaurants and hotels also where your TERB credentials (and many others) could otherwise be easily pulled out of thin air.
Also makes Vic Toews look pretty silly wanting to be able to monitor all your internet traffic without a warrant
i can browse terb at work no problem. lol mind you i don't work at fancy offices like you guys. lol
there's no need for vpn when you work from home and connecting to your company. they can't see shit what you're up to. lol
my 2cents if you need vpn for some other stuff if you know what i mean then do your homework http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously-111007/
there's no need for vpn when you work from home and connecting to your company. they can't see shit what you're up to. lol
my 2cents if you need vpn for some other stuff if you know what i mean then do your homework http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously-111007/
There are programs out there that can still retrieve your history. CCcleaner will clear your history.The best approach is to use something like http://www.strongvpn.com (and Chrome incognito or your browsers private browsing mode that won’t cache content and remember browsing history).
Then no one can see what you do anywhere. Particularly useful for free Wifi hotspots at restaurants and hotels also where your TERB credentials (and many others) could otherwise be easily pulled out of thin air.
Also makes Vic Toews look pretty silly wanting to be able to monitor all your internet traffic without a warrant
It would depend on the remote access technology they use. If you had to install something on your pc, or accept something via internet explorer, it is always possible that it allows a channel back. Not ethical, not likely, but possible. The typical vpn or access gateway stuff i've used doesn't have that functionality.
Yeah, I'm not talking about a malevolent employer who is out to get its employees. I'm sure if they REALLY wanted to know what remote users are doing on their personal computer at the same time they're logged on then they'd find a way. I'm more interested in knowing if their regular routine security measures (i.e., watching out for porn websites) can catch what someone is doing on their home computer outside of the vpn/gateway access.
