Monitoring, blocking, and tracking are all ways in which internet filtering software can act on the information which a user attempts to access via the internet. While a filter alone can stop unwanted materials from being accessed, these are ways used to identify from where the information is trying to be accessed. Monitoring is a type of recording of the information which happens over a network. Parents and employers can use this to see what their children and employees are communicating to others. Depending on the software, they can record instant message conversations, emails sent, and even chat room logs.
Blocking is the actual act of preventing a website from being accessed. They can block things based on category and words contained in the website. Tracking is the act of finding out which specific person/computer made a connection to a website/computer on the network. It can work from both internal and external points. Internally, it can be used to see which employee might be trying to access blocked content. Externally, it can be used to determine the location of someone who may be trying to access a company's files to gain private information.
Source:
InterGuard
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