Monitoring can provide vital opportunities to protect vulnerable young people from serious harm - opportunities which internet filtering or classroom control systems are unable to detect.
The threats detected by Securus include:
• Cyberbullying
• Online grooming and child abuse
• Explicit images
• Depression, self-harm and suicide
• Racial, homophobic and religious harassment
• Use of drugs or weapons
• Attempts to use a proxy server
What Securus does
Securus detects inappropriate content as soon as it appears on screen, whether it has been typed or received by the user. It also ensures that any worrying content is recorded before it can be hidden or deleted, making it impossible for a bully or a vulnerable child to cover their tracks.
By monitoring activity across a network, including laptops and other devices, Securus alerts schools to anything that suggests that a child may be at risk or breaching acceptable use policies. A screen capture is taken of every incident, showing what was displayed at the time, who was involved and when the incident took place. These logs can then be viewed by authorised staff who can then decide on the next steps.
The screen captures enable staff to respond to potentially serious or disruptive situations with confidence, deciding on the most appropriate action to take and helping to meet Ofsted safeguarding criteria.
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How Securus works
Securus can invisibly monitor every computer in your school at all times. It scans both online and offline ICT use, capturing issues in:
• Websites, blogs, online games and social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace
• Email and online applications like MSN Messenger
• Programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Publisher
• Notebooks and laptops, even when disconnected from your network |
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Easy to manage
Securus's simple reporting and management tools keep the time spent reviewing records to a minimum:
· Reports show incidents by type, level of risk, individual user, group or time
· Email alerts can be set for specific concerns
· Low-priority captures are set aside to help highlight incidents of greatest concern
· Dynamic web blocking stops inappropriate websites automatically
· Exceptions can be set to allow trusted websites
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Scalable and secure
Securus is a network solution configured and ready to run on its own tamper-proof server.
· All data captured by Securus is encrypted and stored on the server securely to prevent it from being altered or deleted
· Compatible with Windows operating systems, Linux, LDAP and Active Directory
· Makes intelligent use of bandwidth to avoid network performance being affected.
· Can be implemented across a single school, a number or schools or an entire region, making it a highly affordable choice for local authorities |
Benefits of Securus
• Protects children from harm
• Offers complete reassurance that school networks are safe and secure
• Empowers staff to take action when something is wrong
• Helps schools to meet Ofsted requirements
• Provides clear evidence with 'easy to read' screen captures
• Reinforces positive messages about e-safety
• Encourages children to assess risk and to take greater responsibility for their actions
• Makes it easier for children and their teacher to stay focused in lessons