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Workers' Online Shopping Costs Companies

The potential for costly data breaches and lost productivity points to the need for employee education, ISACA says.

November 13, 2008

'Tis the season (almost) to be jolly, and to shop. But companies may be significantly exposed to costly data breaches and lost productivity if they don't take steps to control employees' online shopping from their work computers. Read more...

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