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Effective email policies: why enforcing proper use is critical to security

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Overview The unmonitored and unguarded use of email by employees poses a multitude of risks to organizations. The distribution of inappropriate or offensive content, malicious emails, and the risks of data leakage all threaten working environments, IT resources and an organization's reputation. A comprehensive, transparent and enforceable email acceptable use policy (AUP), combined with robust email security solutions, dramatically reduces exposure to these risks. This paper provides practical guidance on developing and enforcing an email AUP that meets the combined requirements of an organization's IT, HR and legal departments.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Sophos	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Management, Email, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing, Best Practices, Spyware

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LANs
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Security Strategy

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it,
risk

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Publisher:
EMC

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Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

Publisher:
DataFlux

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