Though monitoring activity may be more daunting than companies are ready to address, at least the vast majority of organizations have adopted some type of corporate policy on the Internet. Yet, having policies is only the initial step. If organizations are concerned that employees will visit improper, embarrassing, or offensive sites, they can utilize blocking and filtering systems to prevent employees from viewing this information. Very few organizations are using filtering systems. We know that most employees look to their organizations for direction on how to conduct themselves.
Employees expect to receive guidance on basic business conduct.
One of the most-used vehicles for providing this guidance is company policy. However, the mere adoption of policies provides little guidance on business conduct if the policies aren t clearly communicated. Many respondents indicated that their companies were not doing a great job at communicating their Internet policies. They re not. This is not to say that all companies fail at communicating their policies.