It all depends if there is a business or productivity reason for it. We use IM in some of the departments for meetings, quick conversations, etc. But if it is used for wasting time, I would not allow it.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>wrote: > What restrictions, if any, do your organizations place on things like IM > or social networking sites? I sent out a warning to the office personnel > this morning regarding the new “IM Virus” and got an email back from the CEO > basically stating “shouldn’t that be a violation of company policy anyway?” > and I had to tell him, I knew of no policies regarding that; and that in > fact, my former supervisor was fully aware of at least one person (who’s > child is overseas in the military) who used IM on a semi-regular basis. > > For this reason, I’m working on coming up with a company policy. I’ve > looked at the sample template from SANS as well as another one that someone > sent me off-list. I’m planning on incorporating the best of everything I > get, so if anyone has any suggested language regarding IM or social > networking, please let me have it. J > > > > [image: John-Aldrich][image: Tile-Tools] > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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