Enterprise 2.0 applications such as SharePoint, Facebook, YouTube, and Skype are changing the way organizations get things done.  These applications are capable of delivering significant business value in the form of increased employee productivity, faster time to market, reduced customer support costs and a more efficient supply chain.  But it’s not all roses.  These same applications can also introduce substantial risks to any organization, including data leakage, identify theft, malware and other threats. 

What should IT professionals responsible for ensuring network security do to control these applications?  It’s not a simple binary decision to block or not block these applications.  You can’t completely cut off access because your technically savvy users will find ways to circumvent your controls and because your internal clients increasingly rely on these applications to run their businesses.  And you can’t ignore these applications and leave them unchecked with all of the risks they carry because your job is to manage risk for your organization. 

We believe the role of IT is to safely enable Enterprise 2.0 applications through the use of smart policies.  What does safe enablement mean and how do you manage and enforce these so-called smart policies?  Download our whitepaper, “To Block or Not. Is that the Question?,” a practical guide for dealing with Enterprise 2.0 applications, to learn more.  It’s time to make IT relevant again and actively participate in the transformation of your organization to Enterprise 2.0.   

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