IT security firm Trend Micro recently released results from their latest study surveying 1,600 end-users in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan. The study focused on employees’ use of corporate computers while on corporate LANs. Trend Micro found that the use of social networking sites grew globally from 19% in 2008 to 24% [...]
It was a bright cold day in June, and the clocks were striking thirteen as I browsed Google Sci/Tech News and came across ZDNet’s ‘Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history’ article. The Australian Attorney-General’s Department recently confirmed ongoing discussions about implementing a data retention regime in Australia requiring ISPs to hold customers web browsing [...]
Jack Andrys, CEO of WebSpy (longtime sponsor of This Week in Startups), organized the first This Week in Startups Meetup in Perth, Australia, on the 8th of June 2010, at WebSpy’s headquarter. The meet-up attracted just under 20 attendees, making it the largest in Australia. A great mix of people showed up to present their [...]
As an eminent opponent against excessive Internet blocking and filtering it was a delight to read Clearswift’s (network security vendor and WebSpy technology partner) latest research report outlining the impact of social media and Web 2.0 in today’s workplace. […]
Jack Andrys, CEO of WebSpy (longtime sponsor of This Week in Startups), has offered to organize the first Startup Meetings in Perth, Australia, on the 8th of June 2010. […]
A 16 year old teen was recently arrested for bringing a partially completed bomb to school. It is alleged that that the crude bomb was one out of four he planned to detonate at his high school in Florida. The teen’s locker was searched after school administrators were alerted about his internet activity on the [...]
We are happy to announce that all existing, and prospective, WebSpy clients are once again presented with a unique opportunity to participate in a workplace internet leisure browsing (WILB) study carried out by Dr Brent Coker from the University of Melbourne. […]
A frequently used argument against email and internet monitoring at work is invasion of privacy. This argument is often uttered by employees who feel that their privacy is, in one way or another, being compromised by monitoring efforts. Is it a legitimate argument? In short: legally no, practically maybe. Let me explain… […]
I was very pleased to read that the Macquarie Group broker who was filmed looking at near-nude photographs during a live interview will keep his job. […]
Picture this: A male financial advisor, at a well-known bank, receives an email with near-nude photographs. He takes his time looking through the photos, every now and then minimizing them to prevent people passing by from catching a glimpse. […]