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AUP Guidelines for the business protection of the employer and its business email employees - getting the balance right between company protection and individual privacy rights.  

 
 
 
 
External Surveys

 

Interesting and relevant survey data, analysis and recommendations are published on this page.  Information relating to the following topics will be focused upon:

  • email management - including use of tools and ownership thereof

  • email traffic breakdown

  • usage patterns

  • other identified risks and topical issues

All information presented on this page has been produced by external research organisations.

 

 

Source: Osterman Research, Aug 2003

URL: http://www.ostermanresearch.com/results/surveyresults_0803.htm

 

1.      Which of the following content filtering systems does your organization currently have in place for your email system?

2.      On a scale of 1 to 5, how much of a problem is each of the following in your email system, where 1 is "not a problem at all" and 5 is "it's a very serious problem"?

Percentage of Respondents Answering '4' or '5'

 

A total of 133 respondents were surveyed.

 

 

Source: Osterman Research, Nov 2003

URL: http://www.ostermanresearch.com/results/surveyresults_1103.htm

Messaging filtering systems in place

 

 

Source: Osterman Research, Apr 2002

URL: http://www.ostermanresearch.com/results/surveyresults_cf0402.htm

Who in your organization is responsible for the release of disputed items that have been captured or quarantined by content filtering systems?

Which of the following types of attachments are blocked in your email system?

O.R. found that at least 76% of organizations block some attachments and that fewer than 2% block all attachments.

Total responses = 167
Mean email users per organization = 7,745
Median email users per organization = 1,600

 

 

 

 
 

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