Last week I gave a Lunch and Learn Presentation to a group of business people and enterpreneurs at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce on Living Securly in a Digital World.
Researching the topic for fresh material I tripped across a Unisys study that shows a disturbing gap between what employees and what employers think about data use in the enterprise:
- While 67% can access non-work-related websites only 44% of employers agree.
- While 52% of workers say they can store personal data on the company network only 37% of employers agree.
Do you have that same perception gap in your company?
As an employer it may mean behaviors you don't want, non-productive sites visited during work time or worse, malware introduced into the company network. As an employer, it may also mean extra storage costs or extremely awkward moments during terminations (can I have my data back?!).
As an employee, it may mean a disciplinary action for what you think is approved or allowed behavior. And more importantly it might mean loss of personal data an information if you lose or leave your job (or the company closes).
It is in the best interests of both sides of this divide to close the gap.
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