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Physical Access Policy Who can get into the server room is every bit as important as who can connect to the network remotely. Use this policy template to govern access to your computer rooms and other critical physical facilities. The majority of the rules in this policy are specific to access to computer rooms, which […]

Initially pursued because of the dramatic savings from server and storage consolidation that it makes possible, virtualization today is quickly becoming more than just a compelling technology that allows IT pros to do the same things better, faster and cheaper.  Now described as a journey, virtualization is taking IT to new horizons from which whole […]

Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, in conjunction with Echelon One, an IT security research leader specializing in security programs and guidance, recently released the 2011 IT Security Best Practices Assessment. Echelon One led the effort to establish a set of best practices and worked closely […]

Blogging Disclosure Form Employees’ personal blogs can be a great way for your team and company to promote themselves, but you definitely need to be aware of this activity. Use this disclosure form to ensure that you have visibility into your team members’ blogging activity. Your employees are likely to maintain blogs on a variety […]

A good financial and accounting system, like a powerful engine on a seafaring vessel, should propel your business forward. It should give you the specific insights you need to spot the storms ahead, help you maximize resources with streamlined processes, and be nimble enough to help you navigate the changing currents of today’s business environment. […]

If Amazon does, in fact, enter the tablet market with a low cost Android tablet this fall, they might be able to change the playing field to a lower margin one where Apple would be less able to compete. Could a low cost Amazon Android tablet present one of the first serious contenders to the […]

The future of computing can be described as a data center that is a dynamic environment consisting of pools of high-performing computing resources that can be centrally managed, readily automated and efficiently maintained – a converged infrastructure, a term first coined by HP. According to Logicalis, an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) […]

On Dice, job postings get top billing. Tech professionals hit the search engine and job postings are their beacon to a new career move. But behind the scenes, another central role is played by HR professionals and recruiters — mining the Dice resume database to find qualified professionals who are a fit for their organizations. […]

File Sharing and File Transfer Policy Employees should know by now that installing file-sharing software on company hardware is a major security threat. Use this policy to ensure that they understand the rules against peer-to-peer file sharing and the consequences for breaking them.  Sharing company files via any platform other than secure FTP is a […]

At any social event, people can easily wind up sharing too much information about their company. The trouble with social media is that the social event never ends. A new survey of 1,225 enterprises with 1,000 employees or more, conducted by Applied Research on behalf of Symantec, finds that while usage of social media in […]

One of the dirty little secrets of IT security is that a lot of the security features that IT organizations have available to them are either not used or ratcheted down to the point where they might as well not have been there at all. The reason this situation is so endemic across enterprise IT […]

While IT professionals debate the merits of bringing your own technology (BYOT) to work, it looks like the proverbial horse has already left the barn. A study of 632 IT executives, conducted by Osterman Research on behalf of Proofpoint, finds that the vast majority of companies already allow employees to use mobile computing devices at […]