A survey by Infosecurity Europe of 291 companies has
found that 93% believe security is not keeping pace with the
demands posed by instant messaging (IM) and its usage.
Interviews with 20 chief security officers (CSOs) of large
enterprises found widespread concern that since IM allows encrypted
data traffic it could be an undetectable source of data
leakage.
And the view on
VoIP technology is that, although there has
been some adoption, it is not yet widely deployed in corporates
but raises similar security issues relating to encrypted
traffic.
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