Re: Network Computer Games on Business Machines
- From: "Ben" <benb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:26:44 +0100
"Tom Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You are telling us that your company is being controlled by the employees?
Shouldn't it be the other way around? If the company says no on company
owned equipment, it shouldn't have to justify its reasons.
Personally I agree, however when its the senior sales director who goes away
to conferences/seminars for up to a week at a time, and has to spend
evenings in a hotel, so he decides to install some computer games that he
can play online. Then when we find out, and tell him to remove it, he goes
to 'higher authority', and says "explain to me exactly why I can't have it",
it gets complicated!
Make your policy
simple enough to understand: No software will be installed on the machine
without the prior approval of __________________, IT department,
management,
etc. Persons who violate the company usage policy are subject to
disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Then spell out the
disciplinary possibilities.
Our current policy is sililar, "The company's computer systems are in place
for company use only. Misuse or abuse of the computer system could lead to
disciplinary action. Permission from the technical department must be sought
before installing ANY hardware or software."
Its there, people have had hard copies to read & keep, and signed a form to
say they agree! But, who is going to disciplin a senior sales director that
makes the company £100,000s a year!
I had a similar issue at a previous company, Managing Director said 'it
should be company policy that all workstations have company branded
desktops, no other backgrounds except the company logo...all except mine
that is, as I like to have backgrounds of scantly clad ladies on my
desktop!'
It works for us.
"Ben" <benb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Hi,
|
| We've found some of our users have installed computer games with
| network/online capabilities (i.e. Guild Wars). Personally I don't think
| games such as these should be installed on our business machines, but
the
| users are saying they should be allowed, as long as they don't play them
| during work time, but only at home, or in evenings when staying in a
hotel
| when working away from home. I'm trying to add a section to our company
| computer policy explaining why they are insecure, but I've been told
that
| saying 'because they are not secure' is not a good enough explanation,
so
I
| need some concrete reasons why they are not secure. All I've got so far
is
| that ports may need to be opened in a firewall, which might allow other
| 'unwanted' traffic through, & the software might contain spyware.
|
| Does anyone have any more reasons I can provide for blocking
installation
of
| network games? I've tried googling for web sites, but can't find much,
so
if
| anyone has a site, I'd be most grateful!
|
| Many thanks
|
| Ben
|
|
.
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