The business world is deathly afraid of allowing workers to access any site on the Web. A new attack called Nine-Ball, which targets legitimate sites and then redirects users to malicious sites, is just the last security issue that keeps IT administrators up at night. But in the long run, blocking employee access to Websites might be a mistake.
It's become commonplace in the business world to limit employee Web traffic. At many firms, regardless of their industry or size, IT managers are being asked to block access to some sites and in some cases, limit the amount of time users spend on the Web. By doing so, they can limit the impact malware could have on the network as employees spend time surfing the Web. They also believe that the more employees visit their favorite sites and check their email, the less productive they are. And that translates to poorer business performance.
To some, that argument might make perfect sense. And it's only bolstered by the recent report that over 40,000 Websites have been compromised in a mass attack.
