February 25, 2010 by Jared Bilski
While companies rely on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks to help employees do their jobs more efficiently, hackers prey on these networks as a means of lifting confidential info.
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Tags: (P2P), File-sharing exposures, File-sharing hackers, Peer-to-peer, Pfizer, Social Security numbers, Wagner Resource Corp.
February 12, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
If it’s possible to die from embarrassment, the companies employing these folks may be paying out some spousal benefits.
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Tags: Client Relations Manager, E-blunder, E-mail Address book, E-mail blunders, E-mail mistakes, Embarrassment, Job offer, Resume, Spousal benefits, Unsend
February 4, 2010 by Jared Bilski
With a slew of firms running into problems because of staffers’ social networking habits, it’s no wonder some workplaces are banning these sites altogether. Before you go that route, consider these reasons why you should do the opposite.
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Tags: Dell, Facebook, Industry-specific experts, LinkedIn, Social Networking, Social networking habits, Twitter
February 1, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Banks and credit unions are starting to switch away from survival mode and focus on promising tech initiatives. So how will it benefit your business?
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Tags: "Best Bet" solutions, Bank-tech innovation, Bill Bradway, Bradway Research, Online fraud detection and mitigation, Tech initiatives
January 21, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Conventional wisdom used to be if you were going to buy technology, invest in the best/newest available. But that wisdom has been turned on its head recently.
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Tags: IDC survey, IT equipment, Newest technology, Redemtech, Refurbished, Storage equipment, Vintage IT gear
January 20, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Despite the fact that inactive vendors can leave the door wide open for duplication and fraud, almost half (40%) of A/P departments don’t purge the master vendor file — ever.
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Tags: A/P departments, and Control Best Practices, Audit, Inactive vendors, IOMA, Master vendor file, Master Vendor File Maintenance, Purge
January 12, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Many employers have been annoyed by the effects of fantasy sports on employees’ productivity. Here’s a case of a company that took action … drastic action.
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Tags: Challenger Gray & Christmas, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Sport Trade Associate, Fantasy sports, Fidelity Investments, National Football League, Productivity
January 8, 2010 by Jared Bilski
For finance chiefs, employee participation rates still fall well short of what they’d like to see when it comes to this.
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Tags: Direct deposit, Finance chiefs, Pay option, Paycheck, Savings account, Streamline processes
January 8, 2010 by Jared Bilski
If your firm relies heavily on IT to get things done, you may want to take some steps right now to ensure your techies are happy.
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Tags: Chief Information Officers, ComputerWorld.com, IT workers, Robert Half Technology, Tech, training
January 6, 2010 by Jared Bilski
When employers hear that the average adult spends 13 hours of his or her week online, they’re bound to wonder, “How much of that Web surfing takes place at work?”
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Tags: Entertainment sources, Facebook, Harris Interactive poll, Online, Twitter, Web surfer
