Comments on: IT exec gets muzzled on use of social media, security

By: KJF

KJF — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:53 +0000

Executives re only just getting used to computers – let alone social media. “How could it possibly make good sense to allow its use let alone encourage it” they would say. All they see is the dark side – wasting time on personal trivia, malware, privacy problems and data leakage. we need them to understand the positive values – collaborative tool, customer marketing, recruitment and research tools. It will take another year or two, my guess aided by the need to recruit young people native to social media and who will feel alienated without it.

By: Lindatucci2

Lindatucci2 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:43:35 +0000

Hi Mike,

here are the five questions:

1. Can you give me a couple examples of how employees are using social media for business purposes at your company?

2. Does your company have a formal IT security policy with regard to use of social media?

3. Has that policy changed in the past year? If so, why?

4. What security tools are particularly useful for mitigating the risks related to using social media in business?

5. Even with education programs, there will always be employees who through maliciousness or laziness pose a security threat to the business. Whose job is it to police these people?

By: ArunGupta

ArunGupta — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:25:11 +0000

If policing is required, then the process will not be effective. The Human dimension will always pose a challenge, the prescription would vary by company. I believe that there is a need to look beyond holistically. You may want to look at http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/Oh-I-See/social-media-aka-web-20-and-the-cio/

By: Auv1ts

Auv1ts — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:54:09 +0000

Why are executives so nervous about social networks? Do they think this is something new?

Social networking has being in existence before the cloud computing was available. People have always interacted and exchange company and employees information. At business meetings, lunch time, extracurricular activities, and wherever they had a chance to gossip or socialize. Of course that information did not move as fast as today, but it was as powerful.

With so much technology available in the IT world, the unstable job market (people don’t want to loose their jobs), and more people getting educated in netiquette; I think they should be at ease.

I believe the focus should be in education, establishing clear policies, and implementing security safeguards through software. Not condemning something that is natural in humans and impossible to stop.

Sincerely,
Angel Melendez
http://www.auvits.com