Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Legal Liability


With a clear and concise Acceptable Use Policy, your organization establishes rules on how resources such as the Internet and email are to be used. As Internet and email-borne threats have grown over the years, so has the risk of legal liability. It's no longer a game of controlling only one kind of communication (HTTP traffic), because now there are more ways to connect your employees with the world outside your network. This has given rise to growing legal concerns - enough to warrant state and federal legislation requiring compliance.

You could be contending with both internal and external forces in trying to manage your employees' Internet and email habits. External forces use blended threats to try and lure users to inappropriate Web surfing or emailing, while a lack of internal vigilance leads to abuses inside your organization. Your risk of liability has consequences extending from the financial losses of legal fees and fines to the sting of negative publicity and/or scandal. The resulting damage can last indefinitely. That's why the best way to protect yourself is with a comprehensive acceptable use policy (AUP).

NavigateStorage with it's Prisim Security and Email Security are powerful solutions that allow you to protect your organization from both internal and external risks of liability associated with Internet and email traffic. They are tools that can help you enforce your acceptable use policy (AUP).

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