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Train employees - your best defense - for security awareness

Train employees - your best defense - for security awareness

With so many security threats on the horizon, it may be comforting to know the strongest security asset is already inside the company employees.
Luis Navarro, Feb 21 2007 8:45PM Security
Los Angeles city employees charged with hacking traffic lights

Los Angeles city employees charged with hacking traffic lights

Two Los Angeles municipal traffic engineers were arraigned and charged with hacking city systems to disable traffic lights, all in connection with a labour dispute.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 9 2007 6:32PM Security
Former McAfee employees sue over stock options

Former McAfee employees sue over stock options

Seven former McAfee employees have sued the security giant after they were unable to cash in their stock options upon leaving the company.
Dan Kaplan Dec 28 2006 9:52PM Security
Study: Over two-thirds of employees use IM at work to talk to family and friends

Study: Over two-thirds of employees use IM at work to talk to family and friends

Office workers are exposing their employers to substantial risks, including legal action and regulatory breaches, by using instant messenger and web based email at work, according to a new survey.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 30 2006 2:37PM Security
Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

One in three corporate employees in the US write down computer passwords undermining company security, according to a study released earlier this month.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 25 2006 10:28PM Security
Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

Personal info of 26,000 Agriculture Department employees compromised

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced this week that the identities of about 26,000 employees and contractors may have been compromised by the illegal hijacking of the agency’s computer systems earlier this month.
Dan Kaplan Jun 23 2006 10:36PM Security
From the SC Forum: Content employees less of a risk

From the SC Forum: Content employees less of a risk

Employees who report high job satisfaction are less likely to become insider threats, a speaker said Tuesday at the SC Forum in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Dan Kaplan May 17 2006 7:09PM Security
ICT workers want cold, hard cash

ICT workers want cold, hard cash

ICT employees want their employers to show them the money, according to recruiters, Hays Information Technology.
Staff Writers Apr 6 2006 4:27PM Training & Development
Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

A laptop containing the personal information of nearly 200,000 current and former Hewlett-Packard employees was stolen last week, according to a spokeswoman for Fidelity Investments.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2006 10:52PM Security
Study: employees leak secrets

Study: employees leak secrets

Employees sending confidential information to the outside world through email is an unseen threat to corporate security, a new business risk survey revealed.
Frank Washkuch Dec 14 2005 9:32PM Security
Laptop security left to employees

Laptop security left to employees

European IT managers are leaving laptop security in the hands of employees according to a new study.
René Millman Apr 5 2005 5:32PM Security
Audit: IRS employees susceptible to social engineering

Audit: IRS employees susceptible to social engineering

Employees at the Internal Revenue Service were apt to fall victim to social engineering scams, according to an audit by the Inspector General for Tax Administration.
Marcia Savage Mar 18 2005 4:26PM Security
Employees still risking IT security, new survey finds

Employees still risking IT security, new survey finds

Companies are having their security put at risk by employees writing down or sharing their passwords according to a new survey.
René Millman Mar 8 2005 12:04PM Security
Beating the social engineering scams: what employees must do to protect company data

Beating the social engineering scams: what employees must do to protect company data

While technology can dramatically reduce the risk associated with threats and vulnerabilities in enterprise IT, the human factor is always critical in a comprehensive security strategy.
John Roese Oct 27 2004 3:27PM Security
Online security training for employees

Online security training for employees

A US company has launched an online IT security-training programme.
Dan Ilett Jan 13 2004 2:34PM Security

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