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The new security chief
Insight The logic behind the chief security officer (CSO) is someone to deal with security concerns raised by increasing Internet integration. A CSO would essentially secure the company’s financial, technology, and information systems.
Flexi-work time in vogue?
Insight Despite a clampdown after the dot-com bust, some employees now have more options about when and where they work.
Tags: Corporate culture
Ask these questions to assess e-info vulnerabilities
Insight Getting a grip on good security means getting honest, comprehensive answers from your IT staff about what's being done and what's not.
Active management is the key in mitigating harassment liability
Insight E-mail filtering software by itself will not protect your organization in harassment cases. Creating and enforcing a solid Internet and e-mail use policy will prove that you've done all you can to keep harassment out of your organization.
The biggest spam challenge: defining it
Insight Charlie Rose, during a recent taping of his TV show, asked me and three other guests for our definitions of spam. The other responses ranged from "unsolicited commercial e-mail" to "an unwanted automated message" to "anything I don't like." My own response? The biggest problem of all is that there is no agreement on what spam is. Nor should there be.
Prevent inappropriate employee Internet and e-mail use
Insight Employees' extracurricular use of the Internet and e-mail is not just an annoying bandwidth issue; it's a legal one as well. Here's what you need to do to stop inappropriate e-mail and Internet use before someone gets sued.
Hostile work environment: A manager's legal liability
Insight Lawsuits involving hostile work environments are increasing every year. As a manager, you can be held liable for cases that happen under your watch. Find out how to keep your workplace free of sexual harassment.
CA unveils integrated security software in Asia
News Security software vendor Computer Associates has launched an integrated security software package aimed at cost-conscious enterprises in the region.
Tags: Network security, Antivirus software
Australia to outlaw suicide Web sites
News Goal is to prevent use of the Net to encourage "vulnerable individuals" to take their own lives. Fines could run as high as US$425,000.
Analysts: Don't ban social networking sites
News The possibility of social networking sites leaking information or compromising employee productivity is causing companies to ban their use--against the advice of analysts.
Tags: Web 2.0
U.S. Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet
News The United Nations has no place controlling the Internet, says a U.S. Senate resolution introduced before a summit next month.
Tags: Domain names
Net companies pledge child porn crackdown
News As Congress considers forcing Internet providers to snoop on their customers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo say they have a better plan.
Tags: Corporate responsibility, Web sites, Legal, Corporate communications
U.K. fires 16 workers for indecent downloads
News More than 220 government workers have been disciplined--including 16 who were fired--for putting pornography on their computers.
UK struck by cybercrime wave
News The United Kingdom is suffering a cybercrime wave that has seen online financial fraud jump 20 percent, according to a new report.
Tags: Security, Cybercrime, Financial Fraud, Fraud, RSA Security Inc., e-mail, London, trader, Silicon.com, security adviser
Pocket PC settlement chastens Microsoft, HP
News Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have agreed not to run ads in the future that suggest Pocket PC-based handheld computers come with built-in wireless Internet access, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
