Re: Network Computer Games on Business Machines
- From: "Tom Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:32:06 -0500
Read Malke's response.
If senior Management won't support you, good luck.
"Ben" <benb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "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
| > news:%23y4k2KzrHHA.3448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | 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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