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The Workplace: Best Practices \ Case Studies
12/03/2008 - Biometric controls aren't a silver bullet, but there are many advantages to them when using a detailed, strategic approach for deployment. (Online Exclusive)
Legal Report: Legislation
11/25/2008 - A law (P.L. 110-233) expands the prohibition against genetic discrimination by group health plans and health insurance providers. The law also makes it illegal to request or require genetic testing for enrollment in an insurance plan or to base premiums on genetic testing.
Beyond Print: IT Security
11/25/2008 - Internal threats are a major organizational risk. A new online encyclopedia makes IT managers’ lives easier by listing applications, grading their severity of risk, and explaining what systems they affect.
Technofile: Cybercrime
11/24/2008 - 88The percentage of IT administrators who say they would steal valuable company data if they were fired. Access management vendor Cyber-Ark conducted the poll.
Case Study: Best Practices \ Case Studies
11/24/2008 - A California company collaborated with its contract security team to develop an employee training program for C-TPAT compliance.
Managing: Best Practices \ Case Studies
10/29/2008 - To prepare for bomb threats, security must prepare checklists, train both security and nonsecurity personnel, and conduct exercises.
Technofile: IT Security
10/29/2008 - A new study from Ernst & Young says companies need to secure telecommuters from particular risks, such as peer-to-peer sharing.
Legal Report: Legislation
10/28/2008 - A new law (formerly H.B. 2421) recently enacted in Iowa will increase training requirements for security guards that work in commercial establishments that sell alcohol. The extra training will include anger-management techniques, recognition of false IDs, information on laws relating to alcohol consumption, and procedures for safe removal of patrons from the premises.
Beyond Print: Security Management
10/28/2008 - Information security professionals will play a more strategic role in the future, according to a study from the London-based Information Security Forum. They’ll also spend more time predicting future threats and less time ensuring regulatory compliance.
Beyond Print: IT Security
10/28/2008 - The Center for Democracy and Technology and Ernst & Young LLP surveyed 60 organizations about the risk of telecommuting and found that most companies acknowledge the risk but sideline addressing it for more pressing matters.
Beyond Print: Privacy
10/28/2008 - One in three IT professionals have used administrative passwords to snoop on company and employee data, according to security vendor Cyber Ark. Improperly viewed information includes salary details, personal e-mails, and company board minutes.
Book Reviews: Loss Prevention
10/27/2008 - An updated and excellent version of Siljander's original 1991 textbook.
The Workplace: Investigations
10/23/2008 - Companies that investigate their own employees must be cognizant of the legal issues. They need to know both how to conduct a fair investigation and how to protect their interests via attorney-client privilege.
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