According to research from Maintel, a managed communications provider, a substantial proportion of employees would like to use consumer-grade tools such as Snapchat or Facebook Messenger for work.
With this trend only set to increase, businesses are faced with the security implications of their employees using unsanctioned tools, as well as the challenge of implementing and policing their use if sanctioned. Maintel’s survey of 1,000 employed adults found that:
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24 per cent of workers said they would like Snapchat to be approved by their employer, as well as 19 per cent for Twitter and 17 per cent for Facebook Messenger.
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In an average working day, two or more hours are spent on Instagram (41 per cent), Facebook Messenger (32 per cent), and WhatsApp (29 per cent).
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Instagram is not approved in 41 per cent of organisations, neither are Facebook Messenger (34 per cent) or Snapchat (38 per cent).
The report underscores a significant disconnect between...