More than 40% of large U.S. employers monitor employee e-mail

Erik Samdahl - Vice President of Marketing, i4cp

September 11, 2008

More than four out of 10 large U.S. employers designate workers to review employee e-mails, announced electronic messaging security firm Proofpoint Inc. The company surveyed 301 U.S. organizations with more than 1,000 employees, as well as 32 UK firms, 30 German firms, 31 French firms and 30 Australian firms. The 40% figure attributed to large employers pertained to those with workforces in excess of 20,000. Aside from those large employers, Proofpoint noted that 29% of all the U.S. firms it polled said they had staff members whose jobs were to read employee e-mails. An additional 15% expressed plans to designate individuals to do so in the future. Some 44% of U.S. firms surveyed said that they had looked into e-mail-related security breaches during the preceding year (“Survey Finds,” 2008).

Erik Samdahl, Vice President of Marketing

As vice president of marketing at i4cp, Erik is currently responsible for all marketing efforts for the company and works alongside several departments to execute organizational initiatives. He also oversees web development projects. Located in Seattle, WA, he brings over 15 years of Internet marketing experience, most of which are in the research industry.

Prior to i4cp, Erik worked as Internet Marketing Director at market research panel company GMI, where he was responsible for global online marketing and panel growth in several countries. He also managed the graphic design team and worked extensively with other departments on process improvements and plan development. GMI experienced exceptional revenue growth - several hundred percent - during his tenure. Prior to GMI, Erik founded FilmJabber.com, a movie review and information website that continues to grow in popularity and traffic.

Erik received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Western Washington University.