Guess who’s breaking tech rules most
August 12, 2008 by Valerie HelmbreckPosted in: Communication, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Web browsers
Most organizations give users a copy of IT’s rules upfront. Often, that’s the last time they’re mentioned, unless there’s a problem.
And who has the most problem’s following IT rules?
Members of Generation Y (people born after 1980) have the toughest time with what’s “acceptable use.”
These are the folks who know technology and who use it as much – if not more – for personal reasons, so it makes sense that personal use would bleed over into work hours more often than with older users.
A study by security vendor Symantec, shows that younger employees might have a very different take on what’s OK for work.
For example, 75% of the “millennials” surveyed use personal e-mail at work (compared to 54% of other workers).
About two thirds (66%) use Facebook and Myspace, compared to just 13% of older workers.
The cure: Education and policy enforcement.
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February 17th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Nice post! GA is also my biggest earning. However, it