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Survey Finds Many Employers Monitor Outbound Messages
A recent Forrester Consulting survey concludes that upwards of 35% of US and UK businesses with more than 1000 employees hire staff to read outbound email and other electronic messages.
Proofpoint, a California-based email security firm, commissioned the study that also found that the rate of reviewing increased to 44% for companies having 20,000 employees and above. Employers are concerned about information exiting the company that may give rise to legal, regulatory or other liabilities. Proofpoint cites a growing body of external regulations as a driver behind the trend. However, firms are also concerned with general company policy enforcement and reducing exposure to leaks of confidential or embarrassing information.
About 7% of companies had let go of employees for abuse of blog or message policy violations, while almost one third of the survey’s respondents said they had terminated an employee in the preceding 12 months for email violations.
For a copy of Proofpoint's report, visit:
http://www.proofpoint.com/id/outbound/index.php?id
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