The variety of network rules I encountered doing consulting were astonishing. Some companies would let you spend all day reading sports websites but blocked anything with ‘mail’ in the URL. Others would allow access to the landing page of news sites but wouldn’t let you read any articles. Most of these were claimed to be for productivity reasons rather than security. None of them were able to block us from using a VPN to access the outside world. By the time they start down that rabbit hole, it’ll already be five years too late since most will use their mobile devices and personal data plan instead. No doubt some will make a policy against using personal devices on company property. More evidence that all too often management is about making sure there is a bag of salty water occupying each cubicle during office hours rather than focusing on end results.
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