http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/CyberSecurity-Cutting-Federal-Government-Productivity-Survey-744792/ By Fahmida Y. Rashid eWEEK.com 2010-09-30 Officials from 28 federal agencies say cyber-security measures impact productivity by restricting access to information and delaying communications with others, according to a Government Business Council survey. Officials say they often bypass security controls on purpose to get things done. Despite their bosses' insistence on strong cyber-security in government, federal officials find those measures get in the way of doing their jobs, according to the results of a Government Business Council survey released Sept. 30. Federal executives said cyber-security measures impacted "information access, computing functionality and mobility" and reduced their productivity, according to the Cybersecurity in the Federal Government (PDF) survey in May. "Surveyed federal executives believe that cyber-security policies and procedures should be modified to provide more emphasis on the importance of allowing federal managers to achieve their agency's mission," said Bryan Klopack, GBC's director of research. About 62 percent of the respondents said security restrictions prevented them from getting information from certain Websites or using applications related to their jobs. Blocked sites included video sites, messaging services and news sites, according to the survey. Slow computer performance and the inability to access information remotely were other obstacles cited. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Thu Sep 30 2010 - 23:52:40 PDT
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