Earlier this year porn on Police computers hit the news and caused a media frenzy. However, for all organisations, porn is just one aspect of on-line risk (and that risk is legal, reputational, etc). Technology and process solutions such as traffic filters, audits and firewalls are used as a first line of defence. However more is needed and in-house lawyers can play a role in limiting the risks. We deal with solutions such as acceptable use policies.

This article, written by us, first appeared in the Corporate Lawyers Assn of NZ (CLANZ: www.clanz.org) magazine, Corporate Lawyer. While it is written for corporate lawyers, others may find that it is useful to them as well.