Is WhatsApp a secure and appropriate tool of communication at work? Most of us have been added to WhatsApp groups with family and friends. It’s an ideal platform to announce a new arrival to the extended family, or organise a night out with friends, but is it the right place to discuss company business? Good communication is about delivering the right message to the right people at the right time, according to social media analyst, Stephen O’Leary, MD with Olytico. “If a message is urgent, messaging apps can often help deliver it in the quickest way possible. Messaging apps can be a great medium for group discussions – anyone in a good WhatsApp can attest to that.” Clinical psychotherapist, Stephanie Regan, works with employers and she believes social apps should be kept for social chit chat and fun- even if it’s a work group. “That boundary will be wildly more important now.” The security of our data is also wildly more important now, having come into focus following the cyber security attack on the HSE. Mr O’Leary said the question of security surrounding the use of instant messaging apps like WhatsApp is less about the app, and more about the…
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What's up with using WhatsApp at work?
