Summary In a notification, the ministry suggests workers to use anti-viruses on their phones
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Ministry of Interior directed employees to refrain from using popular instant-messaging service WhatsApp reasoning that it can “pose serious risk to enterprises when the data is sent without being encrypted”.
The notification dated October 27, 2017, quotes Appthority report in which WhatsApp topped the list of the most blacklisted apps by the companies. It was recommended to all employees that they should avoid the use of such apps which send user information without their intervention to abroad servers.
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Photo: Notification from the Ministry of Interior dated October 27, 2017
The report by Appthority claimed that WhatsApp, WinZip, and Where’s My Droid Pro are the most blacklisted iOS and Android apps in enterprise environments as they pose a serious threat to business security.
To protect one s privacy, the ministry asked workers to install and use anti-viruses like Kaspersky, Bitdefender, Nod32 and Avast. Software firewall such as Cornodo Firewall or Zonealarm should be installed and updated, the notification adds.
The ministry warns employees against downloading attachments from emails unless sure about the source. It was told that malicious activities must be reported to the concerned people immediately.
