CHENNAI: If you were just waiting to reach office and download the latest game your friend was gushing about, stop and think. You could be breaking the IT rules of your company. A recent global survey says that employees in India are top violators of IT rules at workplaces, ahead of Russia and Vietnam. With as many as four out of five employees in India admitting to doing it, it is no surprise that they don't even think it is a violation.
"We regularly download songs, movies andsoftware in office. It is against company policy but when the boss is not watching, what is there to stop us?", asks Sriram Anantaraman, a citybased IT professional.
The need to stay connected is so important for these 'digital natives' that even 59% of college students expect their future employers to take this into consideration, according to the CiscoConnected World Technology Report. Around 33% of those surveyed did not believe they were doing anything wrong. The remaining attribute the flouting of rules to the need to access unauthorized programs, convenience , lack of enforcement or simply because they forgot it was a rule.
The Cisco Connected World Technology Report surveyed more than 2,800 college students and young professionals in the largest or fastest growing economies - the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, India, China, Japan and Australia.
The survey also shows that the new generation is not willing to compromise anything, be it social media or bringing their own devices. "They expect their employers to give them unfettered access to the internet as well as the freedom to use their own devices for both personal and work-related purposes.
Organizations often grapple with the need to cater to employee expectations whilst ensuring that sensitive company information is not compromised ," V C Gopalratnam, CIO of Cisco India.
Employees feel the need to be constantly connected, even if it comes at the cost of security. In offices, it has been found that employees use social media for personal and business use equally, with the average time spent on both activities at 30 minutes each a day.
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