Sales and marketing staff hog Internet bandwidth

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A survey of over 250 network and security managers suggests they take a dim view of the Internet browsing activities of sales and marketing staff.

Carried out by e-Media and commissioned by WAN optimisation vendor Blue Coat Systems, the survey asked which of four groups of employees – sales, marketing, senior management and remote workers – were most likely to consume network bandwidth for non-work related activities.

Sales staff topped the list, with 43% of network managers and 34% of security managers listing them as the key offenders, with marketing managers in second place.

Remote workers and senior management were considered least likely to waste bandwidth on non-work related activities, though remote workers were considered more likely to introduce viruses and other forms of malware into corporate networks via unprotected systems.

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