Security is a big issue in most corporate information systems. Chief Technology and Information officers are anxious to ensure that corporate intranets are secure and have adequate firewalls. Line managers, HR professionals and R&D specialists -- to name just a few of the groups interested in this issue -- are anxious that proprietary information remains proprietary and that confidential information doesn't get into the wrong hands.

And, last but not least, individuals usually want to know that what's private remains private. It is thus important to know how a new learning system or application, particularly those delivered via the internet, will interface with existing environments and whether security will be jeopardized.

Ensure that your e-Learning system is designed with these issues in mind. Individual users of the system should rest assured that the information that they produce through the learning process will only be made available to those whom they choose, and will only be used and shared in accordance with the corporate codes of conduct applicable in their organization and of which they have been made aware