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.