'Businesses cannot afford
to ignore the financial & legal consequences of e-mail
and web abuse by employees'
Inside Security, November
2001
Law and legal precedents, for example,
the Data Protection Act, require companies to ensure their
employees behave in a responsible and legal manner.
Companies have
contracts of employment covering all aspects of the relationship
between the company and its employees. Company policy on a
wide range of issues is clearly outlined. There may be a 'weak'
clause in the employee's contract but it is ofter difficult
to enforce.
Most employees
don't realise they're guilty of abuse, because most businesses
don't have a policy that tells them clearly what they can
and can't do.
With the increasing
use of the internet and internet related technologies does
your company have a clearly stated policy relating to the
way employees use and make use of the internet with clearly
stated and acceptable rules. It is increasingly important
that these issues be considered.
"It's
a matter of making known what is and what isn't allowable.
If in doubt, the best policy is not to let them do it at all."
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