Title :
Identifying Employee Internet Abuse
Author :
Johnson, Jeffrey J. ; Chalmers, Kenneth W.
Author_Institution :
Utah State Univ., Logan, UT
Abstract :
This study attempts to illuminate employee Internet abuse through analysis of a company\´s firewall log file. The difficulty of determining whether a given instance of Web browsing constitutes "abuse" is addressed. Visits to Web sites subjectively labeled "inappropriate" were found at varying levels, ranging from incidental to excessive
Keywords :
Web sites; authorisation; electronic commerce; human factors; personnel; Web browsing; company firewall log file; employee Internet abuse; inappropriate Web site visits; Communications technology; Companies; Computer security; Employment; Ethics; Information security; Internet; Privacy; Productivity; Risk management;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2007. HICSS 2007. 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1605
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2007.256
