Security risks from instant messaging networks and spam-clogged e-mail inboxes are forcing corporations to finds ways to either limit employee access or clamp down with improved security. Financial firms have an added burden. They must treat instant messages the same as e-mail communication and ensure that workers comply with federal security regulations. Companies that do not have monitoring software in place and rules for employees’ use of instant messaging are flirting with security disaster.
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Managing IM and E-Mail Threats in the Workplace
Posted by: Jack M. Germain May 28, 2005 01:30 AMSecurity risks from instant messaging networks and spam-clogged e-mail inboxes are forcing corporations to finds ways to either limit employee access or clamp down with improved security. Financial firms have an added burden. They must treat instant messages the same as e-mail communication and ensure that workers comply with federal security regulations. Companies that do not have monitoring software in place and rules for employees’ use of instant messaging are flirting with security disaster.