Question

What restrictions or recommendations should be applied to firms/companies when using social networks? Are these tools a security threat? Can they tarnish the reputation of the company? Can they enhance the reputation of the company? How so? Please, indicate your point of view in detail.

Answer 1

What restrictions or recommendations should be applied to firms/companies when using social networks?

When employee use the social network and it is allowed in the organization to use social network site then there should be some guideline to it like.

1. Don’t overuse it or don’t spend all your time at the social network
2. Browse only safe data and don’t go to any obscene thing
3. Don’t reveal any official information there
4. Don’t engage much on the social platform during working hrs.
5. Non-disclosure agreement should be followed by Social media too.

Are these tools a security threat?

Yes they are more than a threat than a profit for the company, they consumer employee time and creativity both, it is also a security threat because it can be a platform from where data can be leaked

Can they tarnish the reputation of the company?

If used wisely they improve the reputation of the company provided it is used in all possible measure set by the company

Can they enhance the reputation of the company?

If used wisely they will enhance the reputation of the company indeed.

How so? Please, indicate your point of view in detail

Reputation enhancement:

1. You can advertise about the company on social media
2. You can share the achievement of the company on social media
3. You can share the life and fun at work on social media
4. You can share the reward and reorganization on social media
5. Company’s bigger achievement is too meant to share on social media.

Reputation Tarnish

1. When internal matters of the company brought to social media
2. When employee displeasure are shared with social media
3. When failures are shared on social media etc