Spinner
9 Jun 2005, 9:28pm
A new study has found that 63 percent of corporations with 1,000 or more employees either employ or plan to employ staff to read or otherwise analyze outbound e-mail. The report, released Monday by e-mail security specialist Proofpoint, said 36.1 percent of companies employ staff to monitor e-mail today, with another 26.5 percent saying they intend to employ such staff in the future.
According to the study, companies are concerned about making sure e-mail isn't used to leak company trade secrets or other intellectual property, and about complying with financial disclosure regulations. Another factor is preventing confidential internal memos from getting zapped outside the company, according to the report.
Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Companies+ramping+up+e-mail+monitoring/2100-1022_3-5738134.html?tag=nefd.top)
According to the study, companies are concerned about making sure e-mail isn't used to leak company trade secrets or other intellectual property, and about complying with financial disclosure regulations. Another factor is preventing confidential internal memos from getting zapped outside the company, according to the report.
Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/Companies+ramping+up+e-mail+monitoring/2100-1022_3-5738134.html?tag=nefd.top)