Patent ID: 8499337

Claim:
A computer implemented method comprising: receiving a signal based on a determination that a set of notifiable violations of an Internet access policy detected at an endpoint computing device over a period of time exceeds a threshold number of notifiable violations for the period of time, wherein the set of notifiable violations is included in a plurality of violations detected over the period of time, the plurality of violations also including a set of non-notifiable violations in addition to the set of notifiable violations; determining a notification to send in response to receiving the signal; determining a recipient of the notification; and sending the notification to the recipient based at least in part on the determination that the set of notifiable violations exceeds the threshold number, wherein notifiable violations include attempts, by one or more users associated with the endpoint computing device, to access a particular set of websites identified, by a third-party administrator designated by the one or more users, as violating the Internet access policy and eligible to trigger notification of the recipient, and non-notifiable violations by the one or more users do not trigger notification of the recipient.