Phishing, credential theft, and brute force attacks accounted for the majority of cyber incidents. For technology companies, a single compromised developer credential can expose entire codebases and infrastructure.
Protect Source Code. Govern AI Usage. Understand Developer Productivity.
Technology companies face unique risks: source code exfiltration, shadow AI usage with proprietary data, and the challenge of measuring engineering productivity without micromanaging. ActivityPulse gives tech leaders the visibility they need.
Your Code Is Your Business
Technology companies face a unique combination of insider threat risk and intellectual property exposure. Source code, algorithms, and proprietary data are both your greatest asset and your greatest vulnerability.
61%
of cyber incidents in Australia involved compromised or stolen credentials
1,200+
cyber security incidents responded to by ASD in 2024-25, up 12% on the previous year
Technology companies are high-value targets for both state-sponsored and criminal actors. Source code repositories, customer databases, and cloud infrastructure are all attack surfaces.
$97,200
average cost of cybercrime per report for Australian medium businesses
For technology companies, the cost extends beyond remediation to include source code exposure, customer data liability, competitive damage, and loss of investor confidence.
Key Challenges for Technology Companies
Technology companies build their competitive advantage in intellectual property. Protecting it while maintaining a healthy engineering culture requires the right balance of visibility and trust.
Source Code and IP Protection
Technology companies build their value in code, algorithms, and proprietary data. Protecting this IP from exfiltration is a constant concern.
AI Usage with Proprietary Code
Developers pasting proprietary code into AI assistants for debugging, refactoring, or documentation exposes company IP to external AI providers.
Developer Productivity Without Micromanaging
Engineering leaders need productivity visibility without creating a surveillance culture that drives away talent.
Remote and Distributed Teams
Technology teams are often distributed across locations and time zones. Maintaining security posture and team visibility without physical presence is challenging.
Six Use Cases for Technology Companies
Each ActivityPulse capability mapped to a challenge that CTOs, engineering managers, and security leads face daily.
1
Source Code and IP Protection
Engineers with access to your entire codebase can copy repositories, export proprietary algorithms, or share architecture documents before departing. A single engineer leaving with your core IP can create a competitor overnight.
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ USB monitoring detects file copies to removable devices
✓ Clipboard monitoring tracks copy and paste of code between applications
✓ Download monitoring captures files saved from Git web interfaces and cloud storage
✓ Email monitoring flags attachments sent to personal email addresses
✓ Automatic retention holds when insider threat scores cross thresholds
2
AI Governance for Engineering Teams
Developers pasting proprietary code into ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot Chat for debugging and refactoring. Customer data used in AI prompts for testing. Trade secrets shared with AI providers without any visibility.
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ Track every prompt sent to 33+ AI services with full text capture
✓ Detect file uploads to AI tools (source files, architecture docs, data exports)
✓ Rules engine alerts when prompts contain internal project names or API keys
✓ Distinguish approved AI tools from shadow AI usage on personal accounts
✓ Quantify AI tool adoption across engineering teams
3
Developer Productivity Insights
Engineering managers need to understand how teams spend their time without invasive surveillance. Are developers in IDEs and documentation, or in meetings and admin tools? Is the team sustainably productive or heading for burnout?
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ Application tracking shows time in IDEs, terminals, browsers, and collaboration tools
✓ Productivity scoring based on configurable productive/unproductive categories
✓ Input engagement scoring shows where active keystrokes and clicks concentrate
✓ Burnout risk scoring monitors 11 signals to catch overwork early
4
Insider Threat Detection
Departing engineers downloading codebases, customer databases, or proprietary documentation. Disgruntled staff selling access or leaking confidential product roadmaps.
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ 17 signal insider threat scoring detects data exfiltration patterns
✓ Retention risk scoring identifies engineers actively job searching
✓ Detect when departing staff download repos or access systems they do not normally use
✓ Investigation timeline shows every action in their final weeks
5
Remote Engineering Team Management
Distributed engineering teams across time zones. Maintaining security posture when engineers work from home, co-working spaces, or while travelling.
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ WiFi network detection identifies connections to unsecured networks
✓ VPN monitoring ensures secure connections to internal systems
✓ Work Time dashboard shows actual working hours across time zones
✓ After hours activity monitoring helps protect work life balance
6
Compliance and Audit Trail
Technology companies handling customer data must demonstrate security practices to enterprise clients, SOC 2 auditors, and regulators. “We trust our engineers” is not an acceptable audit response.
How ActivityPulse Helps
✓ Complete audit trail of all computer activity, timestamped and user attributed
✓ 4 format evidence exports for audit submissions
✓ Scheduled automated compliance reports delivered by email
✓ Methodology transparency for every score and algorithm
Visibility Without Slowing Down Engineering
For Engineering Leaders
- Developer productivity insights without micromanaging
- Tool adoption and workflow analysis
- Burnout risk monitoring for crunch periods
- AI governance reporting
For Product and Operations
- Team workload distribution
- Remote work pattern visibility
- Meeting load analysis
- Focus time and deep work metrics
For IT and Security
- Source code exfiltration detection
- Insider threat scoring and investigation
- DLP across all data channels
- Audit ready evidence exports
Designed for Technology Workplaces
Keystroke Counts, Not Content
We count keystrokes to measure engagement. We never record what was typed.
No Webcam or Microphone
No webcam snapshots or microphone recording. We detect camera usage, not capture from it.
Configurable Per User
All monitoring modules can be enabled or disabled per user or per department.
Transparent Methodology
Every score has a methodology modal explaining exactly how it’s calculated. No black boxes.
Australian Data Sovereignty
All data stays on Australian servers. Australian made, owned, and hosted. Your data never leaves the country.
Built for Australian Workplaces
Configurable for transparent deployment under Australian workplace surveillance laws. Customers are responsible for legal compliance. See our Australian Compliance Reference for details.
Protect Your IP. Support Your Engineers. Govern Your AI.
See how ActivityPulse gives technology companies the visibility they need without slowing down engineering. Book a demo.
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