Survey: CIOs struggle to mitigate Web 2.0 security risks

By Enterprise Innovation Editors | Jul 3, 2009

Websense, Inc. revealed the findings from a global survey of 1,300 information technology managers across ten countries, asking about their perceptions of Web 2.0 in the workplace, testing their understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and assessing their organizations’ level of security preparedness.

Web 2.0 sites and applications allow user-generated content and comprise the majority of the top 100 most visited sites on the Internet, including search engines like Google and Yahoo, resources like Wikipedia and news sites like CNN. Key findings from the Web2.0@Work survey include:

Web 2.0 in Business is Here to Stay
With 95% of respondents currently allowing employee access to some Web 2.0 sites and applications, Web 2.0 has made an impact in the workplace and will continue to change the way organizations conduct business as more Web 2.0 applications make their way into the corporate environment. Though many Web 2.0 services were designed for consumer use rather than business use, organizations across all industries are already using them to increase collaboration and information exchange, streamline processes, engage key stakeholders and generate revenue.