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More Employers Blocking Social Networks
Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer
2009-08-21
Employers are gradually putting more restrictions on what websites their employees can view and are increasingly choosing to block access to popular social networking sites, according to a new report from security firm ScanSafe.
"When Web filtering first became an option for companies we generally saw them block access to typical categories such as pornography, illegal activities and hate and discrimination," said Spencer Parker, director of product management at ScanSafe.
"In recent months, employers are obviously wising up to the dangers and negative impact on productivity linked to certain sites and more and more of our customers have chosen to block social networking, online banking and Webmail."
http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderrepo...alNetworks.html
Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer
2009-08-21
Employers are gradually putting more restrictions on what websites their employees can view and are increasingly choosing to block access to popular social networking sites, according to a new report from security firm ScanSafe.
"When Web filtering first became an option for companies we generally saw them block access to typical categories such as pornography, illegal activities and hate and discrimination," said Spencer Parker, director of product management at ScanSafe.
"In recent months, employers are obviously wising up to the dangers and negative impact on productivity linked to certain sites and more and more of our customers have chosen to block social networking, online banking and Webmail."
http://www.securitypronews.com/insiderrepo...alNetworks.html