Why Should Firms Perform Social Media Security Checks?
total of 500 medium-to-large firms were polled by messaging infrastructure specialist bluesource. Of those polled 75 per cent were in favor of using social media and 58 per cent did so in a concerted way, with Twitter the most popular format, followed by Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube. Those numbers are an indication that security policies or regulations need to be in place in businesses that use social media.
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Firms should to get up to speed and regulate or investigate the need for their company to check and see if their security cleared staff could leak confidential information. The purpose of the security check is backed by a recent poll that employers have not taken adequate precautions over social media usage.
A total of 500 medium-to-large firms were polled by messaging infrastructure specialist bluesource. Of those polled 75 percent were in favor of using social media and 58 percent did so in a concerted way, with Twitter the most popular format, followed by Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube.
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