Unrestricted access from the office to personal Web-based e-mail can pose security risks to businesses, but the practice is being largely ignored, according to a survey released by a security firm this week. According to a poll taken at the Internet security monitoring portal of UK-based Marshal, 48 percent of the 242 respondents surveyed said they worked for companies that gave them complete and unrestricted access from work to personal Web mail.
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Web Mail in the Workplace: Another Security Threat
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 28, 2006 01:30 AMUnrestricted access from the office to personal Web-based e-mail can pose security risks to businesses, but the practice is being largely ignored, according to a survey released by a security firm this week. According to a poll taken at the Internet security monitoring portal of UK-based Marshal, 48 percent of the 242 respondents surveyed said they worked for companies that gave them complete and unrestricted access from work to personal Web mail.