Manager played detective; company hit with huge suit

April 20, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

If managers suspect an employee of wrong-doing, their first instinct may be to take matters into their own hands and investigate by themselves. But here are 17.5 million reasons they need to get HR involved: Read more

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Departing employees stole customer lists

March 10, 2009 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Document retention, Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

If an employee quit his job and took confidential information to one of your company’s competitors, would you be able to do anything about it? Read more

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What’s to blame for 90% of data theft

March 9, 2009 by · 1 Comment
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Companies are losing increasing amounts of money because of data theft. And the cause behind most of those breaches may be surprising to HR pros. Read more

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Workers stealing data now in preparation for layoffs

January 5, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

With the threat of layoffs looming, many employees are stealing sensitive company data, in case they find themselves out of work. Read more

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