# Can a network security tool be used for employee investigations?

Only within narrow limits, and it is not what NetSenX is built for. Security monitoring is set up to detect attacks on devices; using its records to investigate a person is a different purpose, which data protection law treats as a separate question of compatibility, legal basis and proportionality, and which employment law and works-council rules often restrict further. In some cases, such as a documented suspicion of a serious offence, limited use may be lawful after legal advice. Never run a hidden investigation through a security tool on your own initiative. NetSenX is device-centric: its alerts describe what a device did on the network, not a person's browsing history, and it never reads content. Decide in advance, in writing, who may request security records for an investigation and who approves it.

General information, not legal advice. National laws can add to the EU texts quoted here, for example deadlines, forms or reporting channels: check your own country's rules.

FAQ: [People, HR and insider risk](https://netsenx.com/en/faq/people) · https://netsenx.com/en/faq/can-a-network-security-tool-be-used-for-employee-investigations

## Read next

- https://netsenx.com/en/is-someone-inside-your-network
- https://netsenx.com/en/dpa
- https://netsenx.com/en/eu-data-residency

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