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Networking

Tips for effectively managing teleworkers

Some 28 million American workers do at least part of their jobs from home offices, telework centers, or other remote locations. Here are some guidelines for successfully managing teleworkers.

Tech & Work

Protecting your organization against ghost workers

Ghost workers include former employees and contractors who are no longer on the payroll. These ghosts, however, are still able to access and use company resources, systems, and accounts. Here are strategies to address the threat.

Security

A multilayered strategy helps neutralize internal security threats

The biggest security threat in an organization is internal. Experts in the field suggest you protect yourself by layering components in a full security strategy that includes technologies, policies, procedures, and practices.

Security

How to stop spam and keep e-mail moving

Spam is more than a nuisance; it is a serious threat to your network. Managed properly, e-mail filtering software can reduce the risk. Here is how to tune your filter so it stops spam without choking off enterprise e-mail.

Security

Lock IT Down: Are hackers in hiding or aiming at new targets?

How to report a computer crime

Networking

Get IT Done: More options for secure collaboration

Procedures for established secure, collaborative VPN services are outlined

Security

Download a glossary of security terms

The events of 9/11 have heightened awareness of the new security threats to today's enterprises. To help IT executives better understand and confront these threats, TechRepublic offers a glossary of cybersecurity terms to help keep you up to date.

Tech & Work

2002 hiring plans dependent on region, tech specialty

If you're not hiring new staff in the first quarter of 2002, you're not alone. Recent surveys and polls report that only 10 to 15 percent of CIOs plan to add IT staff. The main culprit? A continuing weak economy.

Data Centers

No better time than now for disaster planning

Disaster recovery can prove itself more valuable than any other IT endeavor, as many New York enterprises unfortunately learned in September. Read on as disaster experts share some steps to ensure your company is ready to respond to the unexpected.

Networking

High marks for Mangosoft’s VPN alternative

Despite the security risk, corporate users are still e-mailing sensitive data over the Internet. One way to safeguard this critical information is by building a VPN. But there's a cheaper, and simpler, alternative that CIOs might want to consider.

PURPOSE This policy describes the organization’s employee privacy guidelines and outlines employee privacy expectations. From the policy: POLICY DETAILS The organization’s IT equipment, services and systems are intended for business use only. However, the organization acknowledges that staff, consultants and volunteers occasionally require opportunities to make or receive personal phone calls, access personal email, utilize ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this Security Response Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to outline the security incident response processes which must be followed. This policy will assist to identify and resolve information security incidents quickly and effectively, thus minimizing their business impact and reducing the risk of similar incidents recurring. It includes requirements for both ...

PURPOSE This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for reliable and secure backups of end user data. It outlines the responsibilities of IT departments and employees to identify tasks and action items for each group. The policy can be customized to fit the needs of your organization. From the policy: IT STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IT staff ...

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Tips for effectively managing teleworkers

Protecting your organization against ghost workers

A multilayered strategy helps neutralize internal security threats

How to stop spam and keep e-mail moving

Lock IT Down: Are hackers in hiding or aiming at new targets?

Get IT Done: More options for secure collaboration

Download a glossary of security terms

2002 hiring plans dependent on region, tech specialty

No better time than now for disaster planning

High marks for Mangosoft’s VPN alternative

Employee privacy policy

Security response policy

End user data backup policy

Electronic communication policy