My buddy won't risk using g-mail or the like from his office because he doesn't want it to be on the "company's server".
I can explain that it's not on their server, but is there any way of tracking this traffic ? Is it "safe" to use g-mail from inside and the info does not leave a residue ?
I'm not talking about the CIA in the next room, just as a general rule
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Ok, great answers, thank you, but one more question
it's not so much the risk, but in a general environment, could the messages be accessed ?
The issue is not company policy or even malware, the issue is not leaving a traceable message that the tech guy could produce, "See, here on Nov 5 you contacted Bob Smith about meeting him for lunch at Tivoli's"
That level of detail would not be logged. The fact that he accessed gmail or even composed a new message could be proven, depending on the level of outbound logging, but no more detail than that. Basically, the most detailed log a system admin might keep would have the URL accessed at what time by what user. When I was a system admin, I had those logs available from my router and would glance at them from time to time.
So if accessing personal email on the clock is acceptable to the company, he has no privacy worries, in my opinion.
Of course if his boss is so paranoid he has a key logger on all company computers, that's another story.
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by: simsjrgPosted on 2009-11-06 at 11:56:02ID: 25762479
It is against most company policy. If he is choosing to not use it then more power to him.
>> but is there any way of tracking this traffic?
Yes, depending on the setup at his office there is a way to track who is using the site regardless if you cleanup the cache on your workstation.
>> Is it "safe" to use g-mail from inside?
Debatable
I would say leave the personal stuff for when you get home.