Social Media Opens Corporate Networks to World of Woes

In a new study, 63 percent of respondents say that employees’ use of social media puts their organizations’ security at risk. But only 29 percent state they have the necessary security controls in-place to mitigate or reduce the risks—such as sluggish networks, reduced productivity, viruses, and cybercrime—posed by social media in the workplace. Organizations with such policies often don’t enforce them due to lack of governance or oversight; lack of priority, and insufficient resources. What can companies do to allow employees to access social media—often a valuable tool for their jobs—while simultaneously protecting their networks, their assets, and their corporate reputation?