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Richard Turner September 2010
Social media can not be ignored, IT Security should not stop it
Research approach
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
c250 interviews with office workers and c150 interviews with managers were conducted online in each of UK, US, Australia and Germany during January 2010
The survey follows on from a study commissioned by Clearswift in 2007
Dilbert’s on the money
New ways of working require a new approach to security
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Attitude to web collaboration/social media
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
39% of employees consider web 2.0 use is encouraged/allowed
65% of companies claim web 2.0 use encouraged/allowed Disconnect
Employee perception of company attitude Company attitude
social media/Internet usage at recruitment
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Web technologies/social media are pervasive – now mentioned during the recruitment process in more than 8 out of 10 companies
Attitudes to social media
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Company concerns about web 2.0
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Employees are largely in tune with the concerns of companies about web 2.0 - Although they tend to underplay reputational damage concerns
Company attitude to information security
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Majority of companies’ IT security attitudes resolve around compliance/control - This has implications for the use and management of web 2.0 in organisations
37% of companies have turned down business opportunities because of information security concerns
Company experiences of Web 2.0 security
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
More than half of companies (51%) think employees are oblivious to security concerns when it comes to IT
Company experiences of web 2.0 security: by attitude to IT security (1)
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Company experiences of web 2.0 security: by attitude to IT security (2)
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
Summary
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
• social media can not be ignored • Collaborative technologies are critical to success
• Trust and openness are key • Employees allowed to be flexible are more engaged and loyal • Blurring boundaries between home and work • Education is important in ensuring risks and rewards are
understood
• A New approach to IT security is required • Technology exists to enable businesses to embrace the new
ways of working • Stopping and blocking is no longer an option
Inbound Threat Protection
Data Loss Prevention
Compliance Flexible Policy
Content Inspection
Core Components of a Unified Security Solution
Clearswift is a security software company that aims to simplify companies’ IT security to better protect businesses’ intellectual property and data. This in turn gives businesses the confidence to adopt web, email and collaboration technologies to ultimately allow the business to innovate and grow.
Unifying Information Security
Questions?
Generation Standby / Research summary / June 2010
How do you measure up? To asses your organisation against the research outlined in this webinar
www.clearswift.com/worklifeweb
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