Microsoft to Employees: Stop swapping music!
Source: CNet News
L33tdawg:
"Running such programs on company PCs or through company servers substantially increases the risk that our network could be hacked, that viruses could be introduced into our network, and that internal corporate documents could inadvertently be shared with others outside the company,"
Didn't they already have a problem with stuff like this BEFORE p2p came around? What's the big deal? We're used to hearing about it! heh :)
In an e-mail sent to the company's more than 50,000 employees, Microsoft executives Will Poole, Brad Smith and Rick Devenuti warned that peer-to-peer (P2P) networks used for sharing files raise "significant legal, public policy, and security concerns." In their e-mail to employees, the three Microsoft executives warned of the fine line the company walks with regard to peer-to-peer networks.
Microsoft also is concerned some peer-to-peer networks create potential security problems for the company. "Running such programs on company PCs or through company servers substantially increases the risk that our network could be hacked, that viruses could be introduced into our network, and that internal corporate documents could inadvertently be shared with others outside the company," the executives wrote. To support their point, they referred to two CNET News.com stories regarding separate security problems raised by Kazaa.
