Chapter 9, Problem 7DQ

Explanation of Solution

Restrictions that are placed by the firm to the employee who use social media:

• The reason for the firm restricting the employee who uses social media is that the change in sensitive information about the firm could be easily leaked intentionally or unknowingly which could damage the firm’s reputation among its customers.
• There are policies established by the organization which prohibits the discussion of business practices that are held within the organizations beyond the workplace.
• It is clear that the policy defines the business practices need not be discussed in public which includes social media where huge collection of peoples connected via internet.
• Due to threat of leakage of sensitive information the usage of social networks are restricted inside the firm.
• The sensitive information can be easily revealed using web 2.0 tools.

Usage of social computing sites being threat to the security:

• “Yes”, the usage of social computing will cause security threat.
• The reason for social computing sites being threat to the security is because with the use of social computing sites sensitive information about the firm can be leaked intentionally or unknowingly which makes security threat being created.
• If any misguided information about the firm gets leaked, it will damage the reputation that it had gained before...