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Did you know that…
On average 71% of UK companies have had a security incident in the last year (Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
84% of UK companies do not scan email for confidential data (Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)
70% of employees willingly open emails suspected to contain inappropriate content and;
42% will then forward the material on to colleagues and friends (Computer Weekly)
As an employer, you are accountable for your employees’ actions when using the Internet, and you also need to consider the damage that may be done to your reputation by employees’ actions. For example:
• Sending or forwarding on emails that are offensive or are comprised of inappropriate material
• Viewing inappropriate websites or downloading material from inappropriate web sites
• Stealing company databases and other company data
• Downloading illegal software
• Cyber-skiving – i.e. spending working time surfing the Internet
Your Acceptable Usage Policy needs to make it clear to your employees just what is and what isn’t acceptable behaviour, when using company computers. Any breach needs be looked into and addressed so that unacceptable behaviour doesn’t become the rule with your employees.
If there is a breach it is important to carry out a complete investigation, ensuring that digital evidence is treated in a forensically sound way - in its recovery, preservation, examination, interpretation and maintenance of the chain of custody. This enables fair treatment of your employee, allows the evidence to be admissible in any hearing and doesn’t leave the investigation open to dispute by the employee.
Click here to find out about more about Digital Disclosure’s Digital Forensics service. You may also find our Data Recovery and Data Destruction services useful.
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