Can firms monitor emails sent via public domain (yahoo, aol, etc.) while on the intranet?..How?

Posted on Jun 17, 2008 under domain news and reports | 12 Comments

12 Responses to “Can firms monitor emails sent via public domain (yahoo, aol, etc.) while on the intranet?..How?”

  1. some companies have a prgram that records everything u do with screen shots etc u should clear the internet tools disk click up and history though before u leave they can track it through there too

  2. Christopher Says:

    packet sniffing

  3. The company proxy may log everything. Finding your traffic could be as easy as cross referncing your user name or IP address to the logs. I'd find out what your Acceptable Use policy says about webmail and just play by the rules (or don't and hope the hammer doesn't come down)

  4. SecurityFreak Says:

    Legally: depends on the jurisdiction you're in. "Yes" in the US, "no" in the EU and many Asian countries.

    Technically, there are two ways to monitor that information:
    (1) capturing what you type on your computer (eg. via a keylogger), and
    (2) analyzing and copying the data packages you send through the firewall (via a packetsniffer)

    Most companies in the US are practically obligated to do (2). The trouble with that approach is that it won't allow the company to "see" mail that is transmitted via encrypted protocols (e.g. to an https:\\" site). Some companies additionally do (1), often with "suspect" employees only.

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