UK Firms Allow Illegal P2P File-Sharing
Posted: 16th Mar, 2004 By: MarkJ
SurfControl has found that many UK firms are still allowing illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing on their corporate networks:
The findings are revealed in a survey of 500 UK IT managers and HR officers by web and email filtering software company SurfControl.
Two-thirds of those surveyed claim their organisation takes P2P file-sharing seriously. But when questioned further, half of the HR officers admit they don't have a policy on file-sharing in the workplace, while another 23 per cent don't even know if they have a policy on it at all.
Given that the music industry has become quite aggressive towards P2P use, it's certainly not wise for employers to ignore the potential legal problems that could occur. More @ Silicon.
The findings are revealed in a survey of 500 UK IT managers and HR officers by web and email filtering software company SurfControl.
Two-thirds of those surveyed claim their organisation takes P2P file-sharing seriously. But when questioned further, half of the HR officers admit they don't have a policy on file-sharing in the workplace, while another 23 per cent don't even know if they have a policy on it at all.
Given that the music industry has become quite aggressive towards P2P use, it's certainly not wise for employers to ignore the potential legal problems that could occur. More @ Silicon.
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