A worm that made its way into Reuters private instant messaging system, causing the company to temporarily shut it down, is a warning to enterprises, one IM security company told TechNewsWorld. “This is a wakeup call for the entire enterprise market,” Francis deSouza, CEO of IMLogic, which offers IM enterprise security, said. “If you’re deploying instant messaging, deploying security should go hand-in-hand with it.”
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Reuters IM Shutdown Highlights Increased Risks
Posted by: Susan B. Shor April 15, 2005 09:57 AMA worm that made its way into Reuters private instant messaging system, causing the company to temporarily shut it down, is a warning to enterprises, one IM security company told TechNewsWorld. “This is a wakeup call for the entire enterprise market,” Francis deSouza, CEO of IMLogic, which offers IM enterprise security, said. “If you’re deploying instant messaging, deploying security should go hand-in-hand with it.”