Top 4 Dangers of Social Media in the Workplace | ITBusinessEdge

How Employee Social Media Usage Can Impact Business

Organizations need to consider employee behavior when developing their approach to social media policies and practices. ISACA has prepared a white paper examining the main risks associated with social media use, “Social Media: Business Benefits with Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives.”  Developed by a team of global ISACA experts, the white paper goes beyond the […]

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ITBE Staff
Jun 11, 2010

Organizations need to consider employee behavior when developing their approach to social media policies and practices. ISACA has prepared a white paper examining the main risks associated with social media use, “Social Media: Business Benefits with Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives.”  Developed by a team of global ISACA experts, the white paper goes beyond the traditional look at social media in the workplace to address employees’ use of social media outside of work. It also provides detailed how-to tips for effective social media governance. A free copy can be downloaded at www.isaca.org/research

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Click through for ISACA’s top four social media risks facing today’s business.

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Download “Social Media: Business Benefits with Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives” free of charge from ISACA.

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