Impact of surveillance in the workplace

Abstract

Surveillance is a concept that is common in organizations in recent times. It is believed that this practice provides the needed platform to prevent or mitigate against threats from within and outside an organization. It is so widely accepted that its violation of the privacy rights of employees is seen as a necessary action that needs to be taken for the greater good. The focus of this research is to determine the effectiveness of surveillance in the workplace, in preventing threats from within and outside an organization.

In other to achieve this, employees from different organizations and countries were interviewed. Their opinions on the various surveillance methods were discussed and also the effectiveness of these methods - if they actually help the employers meet their targets. After the analysis of the gathered results, it is discovered that surveillance is not enough as a stand-alone security measure. It needs to be combined with other security measures in other to have a robust security system that can mitigate threats from outside and within the network. Some of these other measures include the use of VPNs, security software, and security policies.

In conclusion, it is recommended that organizations should take into consideration, the importance of privacy and measures should be taken to ensure that the privacy rights of employees are not violated.