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Employers block social media to improve security, productivity

Among employers that block social media websites, 77 percent say they do so to protect from security threats while 67 percent say it is to prevent decreased productivity.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on November 19, 2012

Among employers that block social media websites, 77 percent say they do so to protect from security threats while 67 percent say it is to prevent decreased productivity, according to a new survey by MySammy, a software company that specializes in productivity measurement.

In fact, more than three in four respondents say social media hampers employee productivity; however, they don’t know by how much. Sixty-five percent of respondents say they lack a means to measure employee productivity while on the computer, and 54 percent of respondents say social media helps employees perform their duties.

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