With the current trend in unemployment increasing at a rapid rate and no clear signs that the end to this recession is near, the risk and motivation for stealing confidential company information is rising. As reported by CNN, a recent survey conducted by Symantec corporation (...
Should Your Company Block Facebook?
As a privacy and security professional, I am often asked what other companies are doing with regards to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Most recently, a mid-level manager at one of my business clients had mentioned that he would like to block facebook and wanted my opinion. He mentioned that his staff are predominately made up of young, twentysomething employees and wanted to know how other client organizations are handling sites like facebook and twitter .
So, what’s...
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