How Does a Company Block Websites From Employees?
Changing Browser Settings The fastest way to block a computer’s access to a website is to utilize the administrative options of the computer’s Web browser. All major browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari allow the user logged in as administrator to list specific Web sites that they wish to block. There are three major drawbacks to this method. The first is that the process of applying these changes to the browsers on a business’ computers must be done one computer at a time. The second is that it is relatively easy for users to undo these settings, although some browser and operating system combinations allow only administrators to make such changes. Finally, websites must be blocked individually using this method; administrators cannot block entire categories of sites. Modifying the Host File A more efficient way to block websites on multiple computers at once is to modify a computer network’s hosts file. The hosts file is the computer file that establishes the links bet
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