After a Symantec Corp survey found IM the weakest link when it comes to business protection – the global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions have announced the availability of Symantec Instant Messaging Security.cloud with support for Microsoft Lync. "IM is becoming a popular tool for internal and external communications in organisations of every size," said Tom Powledge, vice president of Product Delivery, Symantec.cloud. "According to Symantec Intelligence, one in 11.3 links are sent over IM link to malicious web sites while our Symantec Instant Messaging survey revealed that fewer than half of the organisations surveyed have suitable controls for monitoring IM. "The casual nature of IM paired with a tendency to de-prioritise IM security leaves organisations susceptible to compliance breaches, data loss and malware infection."