Left to their own devices: Does your enterprise have a “Dropbox Problem”?

Overview

The "Dropbox Problem" is used as an analogy to represent the problem of consumer-oriented file-sharing solutions which are freely available, easy to use and generally outside the control of the enterprise IT organisation. In the absence of well-defined policies, awareness and education and officially supported alternative for sharing files securely, knowledgeable end-users will often overlook security and compliances in favour of getting the job done by taking advantage of free and available alternatives. Don't just keep telling end-users that they're doing something wrong; give them the enterprise-class tools that will help them to achieve their goals and support them in doing it right.