1. Features Spector 360 – User Masking + Selective URL Recording
Spector 360 ®
User Masking For Advanced Security & Privacy Protection
Spector 360’s ‘User Masking’ feature allows organizations to monitor employee or student PC and
Internet activity while maintaining a computer user’s personal privacy.
‘User Masking’ hides the identities of individuals by replacing More Advances
‘user login’ and ‘computer name’ with asterisks – ***** – for
everyday monitoring. This feature can be turned off when Another Spector 360 advanced security feature is the ability to
an organization determines probable cause for investigation ‘Enable Selective Recording of URLs.’ When recording of specific
and needs to know exactly which person may be engaged in URLs is disabled, employees can conduct company-approved
inappropriate or illegal activity. personal activities like Internet banking or online management
of healthcare issues without concern that anyone will be able to
For Example review even as much as a single keystroke.
Spector 360 ‘User Masking’ has been successful in parts of Enabling ‘User Masking’
the world where viewing a specific individual’s computer
and Internet activities is either prohibited or considered Masking can be turned off and on only by logging into the
unacceptable management policy. Master System Administrator account. To enable the ‘User
Masking’ feature, open the Spector 360 Dashboard using the
In parts of the European Union, for example, viewing recorded System Administrator Account.
PC and Internet activity requires a joint decision between
management and a union representative. In this case of dual Click on the Management button in the lower left corner, then
authentication, the required System Administrator “Master click on “Dashboard Logins” in the upper left – see Figure 1
Account” password can be split into two pieces, one each held by below – to display users who have access to a Dashboard login.
management and the union. With the two combined, the team Modify a user by double-clicking the user’s name, then uncheck
attains Spector 360 Master Access, and ‘User Masking’ can be the box that says “Display user’s name in event data.”
turned off temporarily. Having done so, viewing the computer
and Internet activities of the specific individual is accomplished
within specified guidelines. Following the procedure, ‘User
Figure 1. The Spector 360 Management Folders and
Masking’ can be turned back on. Dashboard Logins Management is the starting point for
implementation of ‘User Masking.’
Even for organizations without overriding legal issues or
sensitive cultural considerations, ‘User Masking’ can balance
security with privacy. With ‘User Masking’ turned on, an
organization can obtain all the security and peace of mind
Spector 360 monitoring provides, without revealing user-specific
PC and Internet activity. However, if a high-level Spector 360
chart or graph reveals frivolous or inappropriate activity, ‘User
Masking’ can be turned off so granular details are revealed.
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2. Features Spector 360 – User Masking + Selective URL Recording
Ensure Employee Privacy with Spector 360 ‘User Masking’ and ‘Selective Recording’ of URLs
Figures 2 through 5a depict actual Spector 360 screen snapshots, showing what is seen – and unseen – when implementing
‘User Masking’ as well as ‘Selective Recording of URLs.’
Figure 2. With ‘User Masking’ on,
the Spector 360 Dashboard Login
displays asterisks where specific
user names previously appeared.
Masking OFF
Checked by default,
this option displays
the user’s name in all
Event Data.
Masking ON
With the option unchecked, all user
names are masked by asterisks.
Figure 3. Spector 360 charts and
graphs provide valuable trend data
with or without user specificity.
Masking OFF
Masking ON
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3. Features Spector 360 – User Masking + Selective URL Recording
Figure 4. Where law or
culture dictates protection
of computer user identities,
Spector 360 ‘User Masking’
will still provide all the Events
necessary to detect frivolous
or inappropriate activity.
Masking OFF
Masking ON
Figure 5. The ability to enable
‘Selective Recording’ of URLs
is just one of many advanced
security features in Spector 360.
When recording of specific URLs is
disabled, employees can conduct
company-approved personal
activities – such as Internet
banking or online management
of healthcare issues – confident in
the knowledge that nobody will be
able to review even as much as a
single keystroke.
Figure 5a. With ‘Selective Program Instance Active Time Focus Time Total Time Window Caption
Recording’ of URLs enabled,
Program Activity is noted but
URL titles are not recorded, and
neither is any activity occurring
during the URL visit.
Selective Recording
ENABLED
Program Activity
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