Enterprises Come Up Half-Empty on IM Policies
‘Enterprises may be drawing a bead on how to establish policies for Internet and e-mail use, but they appear to be misplaying instant messaging, according to survey results that will be released tomorrow by SurfControl, a Scotts Valley, Calif. -based Internet security company.
The survey asked 7,593 SurfControl customers in the U.S. about their IT management policies governing Internet-based communications. While more than 90 percent of the respondents surveyed said they had an Internet access policy, 49 percent reported that they had no policy concerning the use of IM and peer-to-peer applications.
The lack of an IM policy leaves enterprises open to new security threats, according to Jim Murphy, director of product marketing for SurfControl. “Instant messaging may be viewed as convenient to end-users, but the business costs are too great to leave IM usage unchecked by security policy,” he said. “Without the proper policies and protections in place, numerous IM-borne viruses, worms, spyware applications and blended threats can jeopardize network security and cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in clean-up costs.”‘
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