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3 legal risks from staffers’ camera phones


November 19, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, Information security, Latest News & Views

These days, most cell phones come equipped with built-in cameras. Those devices pose several little-known legal risks when they’re brought into the workplace.

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Ex-employee sentenced for killing company’s servers


November 17, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

When your company’s IT department lets someone go, are they leaving the organization open to sabotage?

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IT staff: The next big OT minefield?


November 13, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Compliance, IT employment, Information security, Software, Special Report

Now’s a good time to caution supervisors and HR about being too quick to classify IT networking staffers as exempt from overtime under the FLSA.

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Password denied! Still EFTPS accessible?


November 13, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

Quick check: If your company pays taxes electronically, are you sure your password is still valid? Earlier this year, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) changed its password requirements.

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President-elect Obama urged to tackle cyber security


November 7, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

President-elect Barack Obama figured out how useful the Internet can be for fundraising. But once he takes office, the Web’s darker side will occupy plenty of his time and attention.

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Red Flags Rule enforcement postponed


November 6, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, Information security, Latest News & Views

The Federal Trade Commission will suspend enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until May 1, 2009, to give creditors and financial institutions

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Windows 7 leaked by pirates


November 5, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems

Looks like eager Microsoft Windows users started snapping up

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‘You smell bad’: Delivering the news


October 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

Thanks to a new site, giving constructive criticism to a co-worker has never been easier.

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Clickjacking: Scary or not?


October 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Web browsers

It’s getting hard to keep up with the constantly evolving ways hackers are tricking users into launching malicious code.

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Workers who teach workers


October 16, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Compliance, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software

When it comes to attracting and hanging on to top tech employees, there’s one thing you can do that’ll make a huge difference:

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