Let Your Staff Be Internet Free

I have just read an interesting post at zdnet which is basically along the lines of saying that business should ditch the firewall and let the staff have open access to the internet. There take is that the firewall does not work and actually costs more money. I can relate to this really well because I work somewhere that allows zero Internet access. How backwards is that? For me internet even with a firewall would be better than what I have.

That said I have worked at places that have reasonable internet access but still block sites and certain activities. There is always a way round these though so in the end blocking sites etc does not work and yes does cost money. I guess what businesses do not always get is that the internet is a very useful business tool and as such staff should be allowed to use it. Not everyone is out to abuse that privilege. Besides if you put in place a good internet usage policy and make that known you are covered.

How open is your internet access at work?