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Companies face a dilemma with their employee internet policies: Let employees surf the web and use social media websites, thereby opening up the company to viruses and malware, or enact strict policies that prevent non-worked related computer use. As younger generations enter the workforce, strict policies may no longer be an option, as they could scare off potential employees. With a more relaxed internet policy, though, what are some of these companies’ concerns? Malware and information leaks As you might expect, the more employees surf the web and visit sites that are not related to work, the more malware that enters the company’s network. The costs associated with having to screen spam, fight viruses and re-image infected hard drives are well-documented. They typically result in several billion dollars a year in losses for American companies that lose productivity and have to pay IT professionals to fix the problems. Another problem…
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