1. To spy or not to spy; that is the question
Employee Privacy
To spy or not to spy; that is the question

2. Statistics 37% of workers say they surf the Web constantly at work.
32.6% of workers surf the net with no specific objective; men are twice as likely as women.
48% of large companies blame their worst security breaches on employees.
70% of all web traffic to Internet pornography sites occurs during the work hours of 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
58% of industrial espionage is perpetrated by current or former employees.
64% of employees say they use the Internet for personal use while at work.
90% of employees feel the Internet can be addictive, and 41 percent admit to personal surfing at work for more than three hours per week.
60% of Security Breaches occur within the Company - behind the Firewall
25% of corporate Internet traffic is considered to be "unrelated to work".
30-40% of lost productivity is accounted for by cyber-slacking.

3. Statistics, Cont’d
77.7% of major U.S. companies keep tabs on employees by checking their , Internet, phone calls, computer files, or by videotaping them at work.
27% of companies say that they've fired employees for misuse of office or Internet connections, and 65% report some disciplinary measure for those offenses.
63% of companies monitor workers Internet connections and 47% store and review employee .
27% of Fortune 500 organizations have defended themselves against claims of sexual harassment stemming from inappropriate .
90% of respondents (primarily large corporations and government agencies) detected computer security breaches within the previous 12 months, 80% acknowledged financial losses due to computer breaches, 44% were willing and/or able to quantify their losses, at more than $455 million.

4. E-Mail and Internet-Related Terminations
The 28% of employers who have fired workers for misuse cite the following reasons:  —Violation of any company policy (64%)  —Inappropriate or offensive language (62%)  —Excessive personal use (26%)  —Breach of confidentiality rules (22%)  —Other (12%). 
The 30% of bosses who have fired workers for Internet misuse cite the following reasons:  —Viewing, downloading, or uploading inappropriate/offensive content (84%)  —Violation of any company policy (48%)  —Excessive personal use (34%)  —Other (9%) 

5. Internet, E-Mail, Blogs and Social Networking
Employers are primarily concerned about inappropriate Web surfing.  —66% monitor Internet connections  —65% use software to block connections to inappropriate Websites—a 27% increase since 2001 when AMA/ePolicy Institute first surveyed electronic monitoring and surveillance policies and procedures. 

6. Employers who block access to the Web are concerned about employees visiting: 
—Adult sites with sexual, romantic, or pornographic content (96%)  —Game sites (61%)  —Social networking sites (50%)  —Entertainment sites (40%)  —Shopping/auction sites (27%)  —Sports sites (21%)  —External blogs (18%) 

7. Computer monitoring takes many forms:
—45% of employers tracking content, keystrokes, and time spent at the keyboard  —43% store and review computer files  —12% monitor the blogosphere to see what is being written about the company  —10% monitor social networking sites 

8. Should You Monitor?

9. Resources:
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