DTI research says companies fail to block inappropriate web access
Inappropriate staff use of the internet is threatening to sully the reputation of UK companies, government research shows.
The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) biennial Information Security Breaches Survey for 2006 report says 90 per cent of companies cite protection of their reputation as one of the most important security drivers, yet three-fifths do not block access to inappropriate sites.
Excessive web-surfing and accessing inappropriate sites is the second-largest cause of security incidents for large UK firms.
‘Levels of control are improving,’ said Chris Potter, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, who conducted the survey for the DTI. ‘They dipped in 2004 because late adopters of the internet were not controlling access, but levels are back up to those in 2002,’
The survey shows the number of incidents is increasing, although firms that log and monitor web access reported more incidents than those that do not.
Andrew Yeomans, vice president of global information security at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, said: ‘Best practice surrounding staff use of the internet means having clearly written policies that reflect the values of the organisation.’
Inappropriate staff use of the internet is threatening to sully the reputation of UK companies, government research shows.
The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) biennial Information Security Breaches Survey for 2006 report says 90 per cent of companies cite protection of their reputation as one of the most important security drivers, yet three-fifths do not block access to inappropriate sites.
Excessive web-surfing and accessing inappropriate sites is the second-largest cause of security incidents for large UK firms.
‘Levels of control are improving,’ said Chris Potter, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, who conducted the survey for the DTI. ‘They dipped in 2004 because late adopters of the internet were not controlling access, but levels are back up to those in 2002,’
The survey shows the number of incidents is increasing, although firms that log and monitor web access reported more incidents than those that do not.
Andrew Yeomans, vice president of global information security at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, said: ‘Best practice surrounding staff use of the internet means having clearly written policies that reflect the values of the organisation.’
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