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Email: When E stands for embarrassing

Executives and employees alike are continuing to send inappropriate or revealing information via email, despite high-profile cases highlighting the potential dangers Read more

17 May, 2002 by Stefanie Olsen

Cable company sacks six for email "misuse

Employees need to be cautious as more are sacked for sending emails Read more

29 November, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

BT wages war on 'cyber-slacking'

...resulting from that usage". High-profile instances of employee web abuse and email misuse reflecting badly upon their employer are becoming more common place - with... Read more

31 October, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

Lawyers busted over 'sexist' email

The dangers of email misuse were highlighted again this week as one of the oldest law... Read more

7 September, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Ford workers suspended over Net surfing

...via email. In November, Cable & Wireless dismissed six of its staff for email misuse. A spokeswoman for the Trade Union Congress says it is important... Read more

17 January, 2001 by Will Knight

One in five employers snoop on staff email

...Royal & Sun Alliance in Liverpool. Disciplinary action or dismissal for Internet and email misuse was found to be common among the firms surveyed, with more... Read more

17 January, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Ten sacked over 'lewd email'

...recent months. In November, Cable & Wireless dismissed six members of staff for email misuse. A month before, Holset Engineering successfully defended itself in court for... Read more

5 January, 2001 by Rachel Munro and Will Knight

News Roundup: To email or not to email?

...your mates your bedroom secrets on email Cable company sacks six for email "misuse"Wed, 29 Nov Employees need to be cautious as more are... Read more

19 December, 2000 by ZDNet UK
WebSpy Live - Real Time Internet and Email Monitoring 2.2

WebSpy Live - Real Time Internet and Email Monitoring 2.2

...Live works in the background and automatically alerts you as Internet or email misuse occurs, facilitating immediate attention to problem areas. Live monitors your Internet... Read more

14 September, 2009
WebSpy Vantage Giga 2.1

WebSpy Vantage Giga 2.1

...benefits including, but not limited to; maximizing employee productivity, identifying Internet and email misuse Read more

22 January, 2009

Leader: Living with info overload

...long time - would have already thought of implementing such policies. Still, though email misuse is nothing new, the incident underscores the bigger issue of information... Read more

22 February, 2006 by silicon.com staff

CIOs lack confidence in corporate email compliance

...too many companies and their staff are unaware of the consequences of email misuse in the workplace. "Many organisations are leaving themselves open to very... Read more

23 August, 2005 by Andy McCue

Leader: Corporate file-sharing time bomb is ticking

...companies on top of it? The spate of high-profile web and email misuse cases involving staff surfing for porn or sending dodgy emails at... Read more

16 March, 2004 by silicon.com staff

'Sack 'em!' - users take hard line on web abuse

...with 81 per cent claiming they had never been instructed to monitor email misuse. Barely a third thought emails should be monitored at all. Margaret... Read more

19 July, 2001 by Suzanna Kerridge

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