UK businesses making a hash of security
April 2001
The vast majority of UK businesses using content filtering to protect their corporate networks do not have the software installed properly.In addition, around half of firms - including large corporates - do not look after their anti-virus software correctly, leaving them open to cyber attack, according to the MD of security consultancy Peapod UK.
Stuart Morrice told silicon.com that in his experience of auditing company email, up to eight out of 10 firms had not configured their content filtering software correctly.
He said: "The problem is the technical guys are installing this software without knowing what their company's content policy is. They really need to sit down with the human resources department and the directors to work this out. If they don't they are potentially opening their company up to all kinds of legal liability."
Content filtering software is used at the email gateway and network firewall to stop unsuitable material, such as pornography, either entering or leaving a company. Company directors have a duty of care to ensure that information held on company computers meets both their own policies and is legal, and can be held personally accountable in the courts.
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