Tough companies more likely to be hacked
Outfits that ban social notworking on company PCs much more likely to be hacked, according to surprising new figures.
A report in IT security issued by Telus and the Rotman School of Management surveyed 649 firms and found companies that ban employees from using social media suffer 30 percent more computer security breaches than ones that allow free use of sites like Facebook and Twitter.
According to The Star, Rotman boffin Dr. Walid Hejazi said that part of the problem about being autocratic to your staff is that they will sit down and work out ways to get around your policy. Employees banned from social networks often download software onto company computers allowing them to circumvent firewalls and access forbidden sites.
