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News Archive- 18 January 2006

PixAlert Auditor v3.2 makes it faster and easier to wipe out illicit images in the workplace

18 January 2006: With the latest version of PixAlert Auditor, which will be released on 20 Jan 2006, it is now even faster and easier to detect, manage and eliminate illegal and inappropriate images in the workplace. Built on a .NET framework and using a high-speed image analysis engine, PixAlert Auditor 3.2 will rapidly identify illicit images in 80 different file types including Microsoft Office documents. PixAlert Auditor 3.2 now integrates directly with  Microsoft Active Directory. 

PixAlert Auditor now boasts simultaneous scanning of multiple projects across all corporate IT resources – from desktop PCs and notebooks to network servers and mass storage devices. PixAlert has also added a new wizard-based user interface, enhanced workflow features, auto detection of drives on target desktops and useful ‘Tool Tips’ to get users up and running in less time and to speed up the audit process.

It can take months to carry out a full audit manually for inappropriate and illegal images across a large organisation. With PixAlert Auditor, it is now possible to complete an audit in days and also provide secure case files, a detailed audit trail and comprehensive management reports.

The need to protect employees from exposure to illicit images is being driven by the threat of legislation that puts companies and their directors at risk from prosecution if they do not take steps to manage illegal or inappropriate images in the workplace. Results of a recent survey of 400 public sector organisations by the UK Audit Commission, found a 16% increase in cases of staff accessing pornography and that inappropriate material now accounts for almost half of all incidents of computer misuse.

PixAlert Auditor can scan and assess images stored in file formats from JPEG, GIF and BMP to Word, PowerPoint, email (PST) and ZIP files. Suspect images that go over a pre-defined threshold are automatically presented to an administrator in a user-friendly gallery along with the machine and user name, date, time and program.