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Tuesday, 27 March 2007

New Study Identifies Web Usage at Work



In a recent study from Scansafe, one of the largest global providers of Web Security, almost 50% of all web usage in the workplace is non-productive.

Of the Web traffic the company scanned in February, 49 percent was non-productive, including requests for gambling, music, porn and Webmail sites. Overall, Web filtering blocks were up 8 percent compared to January. Specifically, the company reported that:

  • 14 percent of blocks were for advertising and promotion
  • 12 percent of blocks were to online chat and Instant Messaging (IM) sites
  • 10 percent of blocks were for Webmail
  • Music, gambling and pornographic sites each accounted for 4 percent of blocks
  • Blocks to gambling sites were up 22 percent over January

Dan Nadir, vice president for product strategy at ScanSafe, says: “Beyond the negative impact on productivity, uncontrolled use of the web can have serious and costly consequences for businesses of all sizes, including exposure to legal liability, disclosure of confidential information, and breaches of compliance requirements.”




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