employees

Microsoft backs down in severance pay fiasco

Microsoft backs down in severance pay fiasco

Microsoft has backtracked on its controversial decision to ask some employees who were recently made redundant to pay back some of their severance package, which was originally overpaid.
Phil Muncaster Feb 25 2009 6:23AM Software
US DOJ phishes its own employees

US DOJ phishes its own employees

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has admitted that it has been sending phishing emails to its own employees in order to test their security awareness.
Iain Thomson Feb 3 2009 2:11PM Security
Google takes a stand on gay marriage

Google takes a stand on gay marriage

Google has filed an amicus brief in several legal challenges to Proposition 8, which make gay marriage illegal in California.
Iain Thomson Jan 19 2009 6:51AM Strategy
SMEs urged to manage staff internet use

SMEs urged to manage staff internet use

Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are ignoring policies to manage non-essential, personal use of the internet at work as they move toward hosted and cloud computing applications.
Dec 1 2008 2:45PM Training & Development
Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Human error is the main security issue for IT directors, according to research from Clavister.
SC Australia Staff Nov 27 2008 10:09AM Security
Google and P&G trade secrets

Google and P&G trade secrets

Google and Procter and Gamble today announced they have been swapping staff to increase their competitive edge.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 20 2008 3:15PM Strategy
Five hundred AMD employees axed

Five hundred AMD employees axed

AMD has cut 500 jobs in a world-wide cull.
INQUIRER Staff Nov 6 2008 3:02PM Training & Development
Nokia plans to make job cuts

Nokia plans to make job cuts

Nokia has said that it could be cutting as many as 600 employees in a series of reorganisations.
Shaun Nichols Nov 5 2008 2:45PM Telco/ISP
Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Future is rank for 3,000 Xerox employees

Tech giant Xerox is the latest company to announce large-scale redundancies and blame it on the current economic turmoil.
Stewart Meagher Oct 27 2008 6:49AM Training & Development
Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra gives $400,000 to employee's charities

Telstra has given its employees the chance to donate to their favourite charities and community organisations as part of a $400,000 grants scheme.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2008 3:08PM Training & Development
Study: Employees engage in risky computing

Study: Employees engage in risky computing

Common employee behaviour may result in data loss or leakage of a company's intellectual property, a new study concludes.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 2 2008 10:08AM Security
Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers are significantly more likely to lie in email messages than in traditional pen-and-paper communications, according to two new studies from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2008 6:14PM Training & Development
In-car spy units to catch ‘misuse’

In-car spy units to catch ‘misuse’

Companies can save up to $750 per month on corporate vehicle costs by spying on what employees are using the cars for, according to an Aussie software company.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2008 12:01AM Hardware
Why not telework?

Why not telework?

The growth in telework is not as robust as most people think, as managing remote workers and security are big problems. But "secure telework" is possible.
Dan Lohrmann, Michigan CISO Apr 17 2008 12:18PM Security
Office-based employees pose greater threat than remote workers

Office-based employees pose greater threat than remote workers

Nearly half of companies believe office-based employees pose a greater threat to the corporate network than remote workers, a new poll reveals.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 11 2007 2:14PM Security
Lost Alcatel-Lucent disk holds personal details

Lost Alcatel-Lucent disk holds personal details

Telecommunications service provider Alcatel-Lucent has sent notifications to employees and retirees about a 3 May data breach.
Frank Washkuch May 22 2007 8:42AM Security
Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US

Lost: hard drive with information of 100,000 employees in US

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said today that it is investigating a missing external hard drive containing sensitive information of about 100,000 employees.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2007 9:57AM Security
Money makes the world go round, says employees

Money makes the world go round, says employees

Employees want their bosses to give them money, money and more money according to an online survey by Hays Information Technology.
Lilia Guan Apr 26 2007 2:05PM Training & Development
160 000 personal files stolen latest US retailier breach

160 000 personal files stolen latest US retailier breach

The latest retailer to suffer a data breach: Neiman Marcus.
Frank Washkuch Apr 26 2007 10:04AM Security
McAfee Study: Employees take the blame for data losses

McAfee Study: Employees take the blame for data losses

The majority of businesses still hold the end user liable if they cause a security breach, despite legislation which deems the employer responsible, according to new research by McAfee.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 9 2007 4:27AM Security

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