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QUESTION 4 OF 20
One of the following act means you are not adhering to the Clear Desk Policy.
Spot the odd one out.
arefully file faxes, print outs and
otocopies of documents related to the
ank
Leaving laptop, USB, hard disk or any
B information asset unlocked for a short
duration while you are away from your
nsure sensitive information on white-board
cleared before leaving the meeting room
Unrequired paper documents or printout
should be destroyed in an irretrievable
manner
answer and click on 'Submit
Answers
Answer:1. Save Time and Money
searchAccording to an IDC report, a typical employee in your organization spends 2.5 hours a day searching for information. Assuming the knowledge workers in your organization earn $80,000 a year, a 1000-person organization loses approximately $2.5 million dollars a year from the inability to locate and retrieve information.
A clean desk policy will encourage employees to use digital versions of documents, significantly reducing your organization’s costs of paper, ink toner, and printer maintenance.
2. Make Good Impressions
Who knows who and when someone will visit your office? A clean and tidy workspace makes your organization look efficient and presentable to anyone who decides to visit, including the auditors!
3. Easy ISO Compliance
A clean desk policy is not only ISO 27001/17799 compliant, it also complies with basic privacy principles.
Canada’s federal privacy legislation PIPEDA requires that Canadian organizations safeguard personal information. UK’s Data Protection Act requires organizations in the UK to ensure that personal information is kept secure.
4. Discourages Prying Eyes
stickyEmployees usually leave sensitive information on their desk.
Post-it notes are usually the worst culprit, containing names, phone numbers, and even user names and passwords visible in plain view. These habits encourage dishonest employees, cleaning crews, and maintenance staff to view information they should not have access to.
5. Reduce Stress
A place for everything and everything in its place. When your employees are organized they can spend more time concentrating on work rather than feeling stressed because they can’t find a report due in the next 10 minutes.
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