While our direct connection to the Internet offers a cornucopia of potential benefits, it can also open the door to some significant risks to our data and systems if we do not follow appropriate security discipline. As presented in greater detail below, that may mean preventing machines with sensitive data or applications from connecting to the Internet entirely, or it may mean that certain users must be prevented from using certain Internet features like file transfers. The overriding principle is that security is to be everyone's first concern. An Internet user can be held accountable for any breaches of security or confidentiality. Certain terms in this policy should be understood expansively to include related concepts.
Company includes our affiliates, subsidiaries, and branches.
Graphics includes photographs, pictures, animations, movies, or drawings. All employees granted Internet access with company facilities will be provided with a written copy of this policy. I fully understand the terms of this policy and agree to abide by them. I realize that the company's security software may record for management use the Internet address of any site that I visit and keep a record of any network activity in which I transmit or receive any kind of file. I acknowledge that any message I send or receive will be recorded and stored in an archive file for management use.