Recent news headlines have chronicled instant messaging worms and viruses authored by malicious thieves intent on stealing identities. That’s only half the story. There is another side to the IM vulnerability threat: internal theft. Internal theft not only compromises privacy assurances, but also puts intellectual property at risk. Both of these consequences could severely impact a company’s reputation or its competitive stance.
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Firms Develop Policies, Technologies to Curb IM Security Dangers
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire May 2, 2006 05:00 AMRecent news headlines have chronicled instant messaging worms and viruses authored by malicious thieves intent on stealing identities. That’s only half the story. There is another side to the IM vulnerability threat: internal theft. Internal theft not only compromises privacy assurances, but also puts intellectual property at risk. Both of these consequences could severely impact a company’s reputation or its competitive stance.