Readers write back: Eight dangerous workplace technologiesBy: InterGovWorld.com readers(Sep 21, 2007 06:00:00)
Workplace security: Eight dangerous technologies
High-tech consumer products and services of all kinds are making their way into the workplace. They include everything from smart phones, voice-over-IP systems and flash memory sticks to virtual online worlds. And as people grow more accustomed to having their own personal technology at their beck and call, the line between what they use for work and what they use for recreation is blurring. Readers write back:
September 21, 2007 - Ralph Sabean of Annapolis Royal, N.S., writes: If companies want to take IM out of businesses, they should offer use of a PC with no connections to their company in a lunch room or such; I'm sure people would be glad to use it and way less likely to cause any trouble or problems with it, since there would most likely be someone else looking over their shoulder, waiting to use the system to contact kids, etc. It might work. Related content:Frontiers of riskMITS: The Grey, The Dark and The DirtyFive stumbling blocksFederal exec touts workplace privacyNew certification seeks governance excellenceToday's IT professionals: New roles, new salaries |
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