Who'd read my mail?

"Espionage and email: as the Pentagon discovered, the two often go hand in hand. Following the arrests of two U.S. servicemen suspected of spying, the Pentagon is broadening its investigation of possible espionage activities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to CNN, at least one of the security cases has involved suspicious emails that were discovered as part of a routine monitoring process."

OutlookPower magazine has an article on the problem:

Espionage and email: tips for managing your own email archives
By Ann James

Also:
Who Owns Your Company's E-Mail?



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Set your own

" Email is a quick, cheap and easy means of communication. This makes email a great business tool, but at the same time a potential threat for employers. Email threats such as confidentiality breaches, legal liability, lost productivity and damage to reputation cost companies millions of dollars each year.

How can a company protect itself from these threats? The first step in securing your company is to create an email usage policy. After you have created your email policy you must make sure it is actually implemented. This can be done by giving regular trainings and by monitoring employees' email using email security software. "

You may find it useful when trying to develop your own E-mail policy.
Email-Policy.com

Also see:

EmailRepies.com: Create an Email Policy

Business Link: Introduce an Email Policy



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