Employees Social Media Use

In a short article in Information Outlook, Employees Social Media Use has Upsides as Well as Risks notes organizations should evaluate employees use of social media, and that the needs of communication and seamless collaboration conflicts with access management and best practices. Security is major concern, since the information posted on these sites often have considerable information. A Gartner study says that 30% of large organizations will block access to social media sites, although this number is declining. The report also said that use of social media has some positive results such as confirming identities of job candidates and customers.

I believe that most people who use social media are aware of the consequences of their posts, and that a wide number of people can read them. Security of the organizations business, information and products are always a concern, but the advent of instant communication to a vast number is a reality.