1. ICT & Crime Cyberslacking

2. What is Cyberslacking? Cyberslacking is wasting time (usually online) when you should be working Either at work or at school Using the internet etc for your own personal use, rather than what you should be using it for

3. Why is Cyberslacking a problem? Although cyberslacking isn’t technically a crime on its own, it can lead to some arguably criminal behaviour.

4. The risks Reduced productivity. Inadvertent introduction of viruses and spyware. Employees downloading pornography and offensive material. Installing unlicensed software. Internet bandwidth wasted on peer-to-peer file sharing. Disciplinary problems.

5. How common is it? 70% of porn traffic occurs during office hours. Three quarters of company networks are host to some kind of peer- to-peer file sharing software. A third of companies have had to discipline staff for misuse of the internet.

6. What can companies do? Monitor employees' internet use Use Internet content filtering. Restrict employees' access to the internet, either web browsers or email. Consider providing private-use only internet cafe style computers in lunch/staff rooms and ban private use on business computers. Make sure someone is responsible for installing legitimate software on people’s computers and make it policy not to install anything else. Ensure the staff internet policy includes guidance on personal use