August 23, 2010 by Michael Stumpo
When it comes to employees, can companies legally view their personal posts, blogs, tweets and photos? The answer is a resounding “sort of” – it just depends on what you do next.
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Tags: Facebook, Facebook pages, HR, Human resources attorney, Labor laws, Personal posts, Social media, Twitter
August 6, 2010 by Jared Bilski
For A/P, when it comes to making the jump to electronic payments, the question has shifted from “Why should we?” to “Why shouldn’t we?”
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Tags: A/P, Aberdeen Group, Accounts Payable, ACH, Automatic Clearing House, Corporate Credit Card, Global Payments, paper checks, Report, vendors
July 30, 2010 by Jared Bilski
With all of the sensitive data that Finance workers handle on a daily basis, you may want to have them revisit the strength of the passwords they’re using.
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Tags: Alpha-numeric combination, Easily hacked passwords, Finance workers, Imperva, Passwords, Popular passwords, Sensitive data
July 23, 2010 by Jared Bilski
This frivolous lawsuit against the tech giant led one expert to ask, “If Google told you to jump off a cliff, would you?”
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Tags: Blackberry, Common sense, Google, Google Maps, Lauren Rosenberg, Lawsuit, Walking directions, Warnings
July 15, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Outsourcing some IT project is a tactic small and large companies alike have embraced in recent years. But what happens when the outsourcing company goes under?
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Tags: Bankrupt, Exit strategy, IT outsourcing, outsourcing, Research, The Gartner Group, Warning signs
June 25, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
“All in the name of cost-control” takes on new meaning, thanks to a recent ruling from the Supreme Court. It comes with cautions, though.
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Tags: Bottom lines, City of Ontario, cost control, Fourth Amendment right, Implications, Mobile tech devices, Privacy, Supreme Court, Tex messages, Verdict
June 21, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Being an effective manager is tough enough under normal circumstances. But when you’re overseeing off-site staffers it can feel like you have no control of the situation at all.
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Tags: Disconnect, Expectations, Managing telecommuters, Objectives, Off-site staffers, Schedule, Tools, training
June 17, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Many employees really dread giving presentations – especially if they’re basically rehashing something they presented in the past.
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Tags: Boring presentations, Carmine Gallo, Cell phone, Q&A, Technology, Text, Video
June 15, 2010 by Jared Bilski
It seems like the Red Flag rules are already helping to curb identity fraud — even though the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed its official enforcement of these rules.
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Tags: Card Issuer's Safety Scorecard, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Identity fraud, Javelin Strategy & Research, Red Flag rules
June 1, 2010 by Jared Bilski
It’s a common scenario these days: An employee gets into an accident while talking (or texting) on a company-issued cell phone, and the company ends up paying for it.
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Tags: BlackBerrys, Car accidents, Company-issued cell phone, iPhones, Safeguard, Settlements, Written policy
