Key Takeaways:
- Ethical Monitoring Bridges Trust and Oversight
Veriato’s User Activity Monitoring (UAM) solution enables ethical, transparent oversight that supports HR, IT, and Compliance goals without breaching employee trust. - Proactive Visibility Prevents Risk and Burnout
With burnout and disengagement increasingly linked to turnover and security incidents, UAM allows early detection of behavioral changes. Veriato helps identify anomalies, such as unusual logins, decreased productivity, and risky behavior patterns, empowering managers to act before issues escalate. - Cross-Functional Value Across Departments
UAM serves as a unified intelligence layer for different functions. HR benefits from better engagement insights and investigation support, IT gains automated visibility, and Compliance teams stay audit-ready with minimal manual effort. This cross-departmental synergy enhances organizational agility and accountability. - Non-Malicious Insider Risk Is a Leading Threat Vector
Echoing the Verizon 2024 report, 82% of insider incidents are non-malicious. UAM provides critical context behind user behavior, allowing organizations to handle incidents with fairness and accuracy. - Productivity Gains Without Surveillance Backlash
More than 80% of businesses report increased productivity through UAM when implemented with ethical safeguards. Veriato ensures monitoring enhances, rather than erodes, workplace culture by providing actionable insights that support employee success, not micromanagement.
A Smarter Way to Monitor: How Ethical UAM Supports HR, IT, and Compliance Goals
Organizations today face a familiar but intensifying challenge: how to safeguard productivity and security without compromising employee privacy. HR, IT, and Compliance leaders recognize that trust is the foundation of retention, culture, and performance. Visibility, however, is crucial for addressing disengagement, risk, and policy adherence as soon as possible.
According to PwC’s 2024 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, nearly 30% of employees expect to change jobs within the year. When disengagement and burnout go unseen, they often lead to costly attrition and compliance failures. That’s where User Activity Monitoring (UAM) delivers strategic value. It empowers organizations to see and respond early.
Visibility Without Overreach
Security, performance, and compliance can no longer operate in silos. UAM bridges these priorities by giving HR, IT, and Compliance leaders a unified view of workforce behavior.
Outdated surveillance tools created trust gaps. Modern UAM solutions like Veriato are built to do the opposite:
- Enable transparency across departments
- Detect early signs of burnout or risk
- Equip teams with actionable, compliance-ready data
In short, you can monitor ethically and purposefully while building a workplace culture that values clarity over control.
Transparency Drives Engagement and Performance
UAM delivers measurable gains across security, compliance, and workforce performance if implemented with the proper safeguards. According to the 5 Ways User Activity Monitoring (UAM) Can Strengthen Your Business Operations eBook, more than 80% of organizations that monitor user activity report a rise in productivity. But to avoid reactivating outdated perceptions of surveillance that can undermine trust, UAM must be implemented with intention and clear guardrails.
Veriato’s privacy-first framework transforms monitoring into a trusted, cross-functional asset for HR, IT, and Compliance.
What Ethical Monitoring Looks Like
Veriato UAM is designed around a modern, privacy-conscious ethos that ensures oversight without overreach. There are clear data policies that build transparency and trust. Managers gain visibility to help with productivity. The insights gained through monitoring help justify investment decisions as well as additional headcount. These safeguards don’t just protect your workforce; they build the trust needed to engage it.
Why Security Needs Context
Insider threats are on the rise, yet most are accidental. According to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigation report, in 2024, 82% of insider-related incidents were due to non-malicious behavior. Without context, even well-intentioned users can become security liabilities.
Veriato UAM collects productivity information that can detect:
- Unusual file access or login times
- Sudden drops in productivity
- Risky behaviors that point to burnout or noncompliance
Veriato empowers non-technical teams with visual insights into risky behaviors. For HR, IT, and Compliance teams, this means faster resolution and fewer blind spots.
HR’s New Engagement Advantage
Monitoring isn’t just a security function. Veriato empowers HR and operational leaders to:
- Detect bottlenecks and workflow gaps
- Strengthen performance reviews with objective data
- Re-engage employees showing signs of frustration or fatigue
According to Gallup’s 2025 State of the Global Workforce report, global disengagement led to $438 billion in lost productivity in 2024. With Veriato, you catch the signals early—before they affect your people or your bottom line.
A Platform That Adapts with You
Whether you’re managing hybrid teams, navigating audits, or addressing policy adherence, Veriato UAM adapts to your world. Each team only sees what they need, nothing more or less. This means that there is better cross-functional collaboration. Additionally, with UAM, you can configure dashboards so that they are tailored for HR, IT, and Compliance leaders.
Balance without Compromise
You don’t have to choose between trust and transparency. With Veriato, UAM becomes a shared capability that drives productivity, security, and policy alignment without overreach. There are clear benefits for HR, IT, and Compliance teams.
- HR: Empower fair investigations, protect employee trust.
- IT: Automate visibility and reduce security blind spots.
- Compliance: Stay audit-ready without more manual work.
Let’s move past the myths of monitoring and embrace purposeful visibility, designed to empower your people and protect your organization.
Ready to experience ethical, efficient visibility across HR, IT, and Compliance? Schedule a demo with Veriato UAM today.
FAQs: Balancing Privacy and Security with UAM
Q: How does Veriato ensure employee privacy while monitoring activity?
A: Veriato implements ethical monitoring with data policies, enabling oversight without overreach.
Q: Is UAM compliant with all applicable laws and regulations in all regions?
A: Veriato’s platform supports compliance with global privacy regulations, and implementation guidance ensures ethical use across jurisdictions.
Q: Do employees know they are being tracked?
A: While it is possible to monitor employees without their knowledge, Veriato advises informing your employees, and in some countries and states, that is mandatory.
Q: Isn’t UAM just surveillance in disguise?
A: No. Veriato focuses on context and behavior patterns, not micromanagement. It’s about insight and not control.
Q: How does Veriato help strike a balance between security and culture?
A: By emphasizing visibility and collaboration, Veriato helps leaders foster trust while detecting any misuse of data.
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