I am exploring what the fine line is between social media productivity in terms of safety for the company network. If we can block the most virus prone parts of social media while letting employees access those that increase productivity, how can we get IT departments to get on board? There really is no one size fits all approach when looking towards social media’s role at various companies. I?m a consultant working with Palo Alto Networks, a network security company that helps enterprises manage social networking apps on the corporate network. IT departments are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They know that end-users and the business units will revolt if these apps are outright blocked. At the same time, they know these apps carry risks and can?t leave them unchecked. It requires a good balance between enablement and security. There is a good whitepaper on the subject of blocking social networking apps, ?To Block or Not. Is that the question??
http://bit.ly/d2NZRp
It has lots of insightful and useful information about identifying and controlling Enterprise 2.0 apps (Facebook, Twitter, Skype, AIM, SharePoint, etc.)
Let me know what you think!
Kelly@briefworld.com
Share it with your IT Dept.
