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3 Very Good Reasons to Monitor Internet Usage in the Workplace

3 Very Good Reasons to Monitor Internet Usage in the Workplace

on September 6, 2010

3 Very Good Reasons to Monitor Internet Usage in the Workplace Social media platforms are becoming increasingly popular even within the workplace and although such sites may turn out to be great promotional tools, and therefore blocking them completely would …

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Top 10 Security Precautions when using Social Networking Sites

Top 10 Security Precautions when using Social Networking Sites

on June 23, 2010

It is impossible and illegal to stop employees from using social networking sites 24/7 and even if it were legal it wouldn’t be a good idea as it could easily alienate your employees. The best course of action is to …

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Top 5 Risks caused by employees’ actions

Top 5 Risks caused by employees’ actions

on June 15, 2010

Employees generally do not mean to harm the organization for which they work; however, sometimes due to a lack of due diligence or even lack of education on security employees might pose a grave security risk to an organization. Below …

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People do reply to email spam

People do reply to email spam

on August 12, 2009

I sometimes wonder how spammers can be so successful in what they do. They send out millions of emails every day promising the world – get rich offers, a pile of cash waiting just for you to claim ownership, pills …

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Security education: ineffective or the wrong approach?

Security education: ineffective or the wrong approach?

on June 30, 2009

Employees don’t give two hoots about security or security policies. They share passwords with colleagues; they share work devices with others without supervision; they transfer files from their laptop to home computer; they use their corporate email address to subscribe …

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