This white paper examines the potential legal, security, and human resource problems associated with employee Internet access. Also examined are various approaches to the potential problems associated with employee Internet access including Internet use policies, filtering software, and monitoring software.

Limiting Potential Liability

Corporate email and the Internet are powerful tools for business, but if use is not managed correctly, inappropriate, offensive and illegal content—as well as malware—may be just one click away. According to a survey from the American Management Association, 26 percent of employers have fired workers for misusing the Internet, and 25 percent have terminated employees for misusing email.