bangalore from 9 am to 5 pm on workdays up to 40 per cent of net surfing is not businessrelated idc about 70 per cent of all internet porn traffic occurs during the same time sextrackerthese statistics succinctly reflect the scary picture of net abuse which has been jolting companies across the country with bangalore being no exception to take on this new national epidemic which is popularly known as cyberslacking on the job there are scores of companies in the city which are now implementing net filtering tools to restrict their employees from visiting unwanted sitesin fact these companies are doing this despite initial resistance from their employeeswe found the employees going through several unwanted sites during office hours which hampered their productivity now with the websense a net filtering tool deployment they are barred from doing so it also helps us follow security guidelines reduce virus attacks and filter unauthorised content says raghu nandan head of it at aztec a bangalorebased technology companythough there was resistance from the employees initially now they are satisfied seeing the benefits that accrue to the company as a whole he commentsweb filtering tools enable the managers to monitor the hours that employees spend on the web and even block the porn shopping and gambling sites the software generates a detailed report of the companys net usageaccording to rajiv variar head of marketing at select technologies which markets net management products of websense the adoption of net filtering tools is on the rise because it enhances the productivity network bandwidth and reputation aspects of corporates significantly the leading companies which have embraced this software include bangaloreheadquartered bel itc ltd centurion bank patni computer system hcl perot systems and aztec among otherswe are affiliated to the defence ministry and we have certain guidelines to adhere to therefore we implemented the internet filtering software which helps us block unwanted sites and improve our employees productivity puttaviraj urs deputy general manager at bel saidinternet is a great tool but like any other tool it needs rules and regulations he addsbesides the corporates these are several schools and educational institutes which are evaluating the net filtering tool deployment schools do their best to keep themselves abreast with new technologies that can aid in the classroom and now they have been adopting these products to provide a safe and secure environment for studentsglobally net abuse is spreading like wildfire and it needs to be tackled immediately according to a survey in uk more disciplinary cases have been registered against employees for violating email and internet policies than for an act of dishonesty or violencehowever critics of the software argue that web surfing is another form of undertime the inevitable hour one spends each workday gossiping getting coffee or talking on the phone to friends