A company does not lose its liability for an employee just because they don't work in the office," he added. Work at home terms should be explained in policies and contracts. According to John Girard, vice president and research director of mobile...
Its findings buck the conventional wisdom that companies frequently monitor employee email. The authors of 2003 E-Mail Survey urged businesses to better track and develop policies for employees' email use in order to avoid risking legal liability...
California joins numerous government bodies that have adopted or considered procurement policies that favour open source software as more cost-effective and secure. Carol Henton, regional vice president of the Information Technology Association of...
This isn't to say these businesses - we're talking about the 20 to 499-employee range - aren't becoming more tech-savvy. Another hurdle for vendors: they may have to change their sales pitch because many SMEs don't give IT personnel buying power...
Companies are now more likely to pick up malicious software via employee web surfing than from the more notorious email attachment, according to a study released on Wednesday by IDC Denmark. The problem doesn't go away for companies that ban...
One large financial services company that SecureTest worked for recently sacked a member of staff but failed to revoke the ex-employee's remote access on all systems. Another sacked employee, this time within the healthcare sector, used a similar...