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September 7, 2007
Analyst On Insecure Employee Behavior: "Don't make them resort to Gmail."
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According to Young, the risks associated with social networking and messaging applications often point to other internal problems. “Often it’s just an employee trying to solve a problem,” he said. “If the enterprise solves the problem, then the risk goes away.”
Crosley added that organizations often calculate risks improperly, being overly conservative when it comes to communications tools. They focus on the wrong things and don’t accurately estimate the real costs associated with adopting versus ignoring a technology. Does a spike in productivity and efficiency offset the deployment cost? Does internal control offset the risk of having employees bring in technologies through the backdoor?
“If employees are desperate for good web-based email, give it to them. Don’t make them resort to Gmail,” he said.
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