Follow some simple steps to keep your work laptop safe when you are away from the office. According to the FBI, a laptop computer is stolen every 53 seconds—and 97% are never recovered. Surprising? It shouldn’t be. After all, today’s workers drag their laptops home, haul them through airports, and pop them open to work…
Make intruders look for an easier target by using basic security methods. If you want to protect your customers from identity theft, chain down your servers and lock up those notebooks, according to a recent Microsoft security intelligence report. The report states that a whopping 57% of all publicly disclosed security breaches are caused by…
Who blew that whistle? Whistleblowers have protection under the law. Ms. Lyttle’s experience can tell you what you need to know about being a whistleblower. A few years ago, 52-year old telephone operator, Constance Lyttle was fed up with her job. She had become aware of an ongoing scam that involved fraudulent spending of federal…
You’re enrolled in your company’s BYOD program—now what? Follow these top five best practices to ensure your personal devices are secure. These practices are smart for any device—personally owned or not! But they are especially important for devices enrolled in a BYOD program. 1. Password Protection Always, always, always password protect your devices. I know…
Learn how using your mobile device can put personal and company information at risk—and what you can do about it. In a recent study, Symtec found that 96% of misplaced devices had been browsed for personal information, and that 83% were accessed for corporate data. You lock the door to your home to keep it…
Money laundering is a criminal enterprise in which criminals attempt to use legitimate businesses to process or “launder” their money. Money laundering is often associated with drug sales, tax evasion, corruption, smuggling, the illegal arms trade, bribery, and even terrorism. While estimates of the amount of money laundered by criminals varies, the figures range from…
