Security - We will get there

Here are the risks presented by IM: 1. Viruses and worms over IM.     It provide new spreading path and faster than traditional path. 2. Identity theft/authentication spoofing     Identify of public IM users is not controlled by corporate security measures. 3. Firewall tunnelling:     IM software are designed to bypass firewall/proxy controls. But if you are not limiting employee's Internet usage by firewall control, this won't apply. 4. Data security leaks, disclosure of intellectual property 5. Spim (SPAM over IM) 6. copyright infringement As you can see, security issues need to be addressed as people are adopting it and using it more as a business communication tool. And IM presents bigger threat when use it in a more strictly controlled environment. Reference:

• http://www.facetime.com/, IM,P2P,VOIP Real time comm tool security, also provide a free monitor tool.