http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227101732 By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek August 30, 2010 For 12% of CIOs, hearing complaints from employees over IT security measures -- specifically, limits on their access to certain types of websites or networks while using the office network -- is a common occurrence. Meanwhile, 29% of CIOs say such gripes are at least "somewhat common." The numbers come from a survey of more than CIOs, selected randomly from companies in the United States with 100 or more employees, conducted by staffing firm Robert Half Technology. "There will always be employees who feel IT security policies are too restrictive," said John Reed, executive director of Robert Half Technology, in a statement. "But in most situations, robust information security measures are necessary to protect sensitive data and an organization's network integrity from increasingly sophisticated threats." On the other hand, said Reed, if too many people are complaining, then maybe it's time to reevaluate whether an organization's security policies have come down on the wrong side of the security-versus-productivity equation. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:36:41 PDT
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