Inappropriate pictures, videos found on many employee laptops

Nearly three-quarters of corporate security and IT professionals in the U.S. have found "inappropriate" pictures, videos or browser cache links on employee laptops, a survey released Wednesday shows. Two-thirds of the 3,100 IT

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 20th, 2009 Eric Lai

Employer alert – Cut out the sneaky snooping

Employers are increasingly trolling the web for information about prospective employees that they can use in their hiring decisions. Consequently, career experts advise job seekers to not post any photos, opinions or information

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 4th, 2009 Meridith Levinson

Why building rapport with staff is “crucial” and how to do it

Building rapport with employees and boosting productivity are the two biggest challenges faced by chief financial officers (CFOs) in their first 100 days on the job, a new survey indicates.Increased profitability was cited

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 3rd, 2008 Vawn Himmelsbach

Firms that cut jobs to cope with recession “face security risks”

With a faltering economy resulting in increased jobs cuts and corporate belt tightening, security analysts are warning companies to be especially vigilant about protecting their data and networks against disgruntled employees.As it is,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 3rd, 2008 Jaikumar Vijayan

Canadian CIOs share creative ways of handling information avalanche

Nick Bontis wasn't totally surprised his two-year-old's first word was “Blackberry,” since the director of the Hamilton-based Institute for Intellectual Capital Research Inc. usually has one glued to his palm.The popularity of the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 18th, 2008 Brian Jackson

Employee privacy at risk, research warns

Researchers at a symposium hosted by Canada's privacy commissioner today called on legislators and employers to strengthen employee privacy guarantees and to anticipate the implications of emerging technologies that threaten privacy rights. Employers

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 23rd, 2007 Laura Eggertson