How easy is your password to crack?
Filed under: Document retention, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law
Is your carefully chosen password as secure as you think it is? Read more
Oops: McCain campaign accidentally sells confidential information
Filed under: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law
This recent gaffe ought to teach companies a lesson about properly disposing of electronic equipment: Read more
Employers forced to fight ID theft
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As identity theft becomes a bigger problem, state governments are giving more crime-fighting responsibility to organizations that store people’s personal info — including employers. Read more
Who won this case? Angry ex-exec bashes company online
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
An employee gets fired and, in a fit of anger, runs home and posts confidential corporate info to a public Web site. You can get that taken down and protect your company — can’t you? Read more
Airports find 12,250 lost laptops every week
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Here’s bad news for any company with employees who travel: Read more
The latest ID theft scam
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There’s a new e-mail scam targeting you and your employees. Here’s how to identify it when it lands in your inbox. Read more
Who won this case: Ex-employee brings confidential data to a competitor
Filed under: Document retention, Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
An employee leaves a company to go for a competitor. On his way out the door, he copies a boatload of confidential computer files and uses them in his new job. Can the original employee sue him? Read the facts and decide: Who won this case? Read more
