Network Security First-Step, Second Edition

Responsibilities and Expectations

In an organization, the question of responsibility is a big one. Is the organization responsible if the end user misuses his company-owned laptop and gets caught with illicit material, or is the user responsible? What about for use of items such as PDAs/Blackberrys/smartphones, and so on? What about the use of sites such as Wikileaks, or social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, or MySpace? The proliferation of electronic media and the tendency for people to talk too much are not a good combination. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of the organization to protect itself, the information housed in its databases, and its users. To do so, you must implement policies, standards, procedures, ...