Social Media – The Efficacy of the Corporate Guide

3 June 2011, 11:52 pm In early May we published our “ Cisco-Social-Media-Policy-Guidelines-and-FAQs ” for our employees to read, acknowledge and if applicable inculcate into their [...]

Out of Control User = Frenetic IT

8 November 2010, 12:00 pm Whose responsibility is it to keep the user engaged, informed, and compliant with company policy? Odds are, information technology leads will find their constituents asking how to accomplish something that wasn't anticipated when the policies were created.

When Your Employee Doesn’t Want to Come to the Office

19 October 2010, 12:00 pm How many times have you been approached by your employees asking for permission to work from home instead of coming into the office? Your immediate reaction probably includes head nodding, quickly followed by questions surrounding the resourcing that is required to make this desire a reality. In a recent Cisco study, “The Cisco Connected World Report,” respondents indicated companies that afford their employees the flexibility to work remotely are more attractive employers. Should companies allow remote worker access?

Social Engineering – A Threat Vector

8 September 2010, 8:00 pm What is “social engineering?” A simple working definition that I like is, “to induce an individual to take an action [...]

Social Media – Security Risks? It Depends Where You Happen to be Sitting

24 June 2010, 8:00 pm No doubt the eruption of social media applications, networks and tools has caused a significant ground disturbance; some would say [...]

Mail – Got Mail? Got Criminals!

1 February 2010, 8:00 pm Who gets mail? We all do. Mail arrives from a variety of public sector sources such as the court system [...]

Security – Who is Responsible?

14 January 2010, 8:00 pm Do you view your security posture in the office as more or less important in comparison to your residence? And [...]