If employees are stealing, what are they taking?

If employees are stealing, what are they taking?

19 March 2012

Many employers are uneasy when it comes to the idea of an employee hacking into the business’ accounts, but it is something that can happen to any business. Some employers may want to know what employees are likely to take away from a company and the lawyers and law firms on JD Supra have compiled [...]

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Tips on protecting children from bullies

Tips on protecting children from bullies

16 March 2012

Bullying has caused a slew of problems over the years, as some kids are left scarred from their middle and high school days for years to come. However, with the tech-savvy young generation, bullying isn’t limited to school hours, according to CBS News. Parents need to be aware of what their child is doing on [...]

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Best practices to keep business secure

Best practices to keep business secure

14 March 2012

In the technology age, many companies and businesses have taken on state-of-the-art applications and software with no hesitation. However, with cloud computing and technology advancing extremely quickly, it is important for employers keep their business information within the company, and that employees or others do not hack into crucial data, according to InformationWeek. There are [...]

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Study shows most people who find a lost phone will try to access its data

Study shows most people who find a lost phone will try to access its data

13 March 2012

A new study conducted by private software company Symantec Corp discovered some unsettling information about stolen cell phones. Not only is losing a phone a financial burden for the person who lost their smartphone, but the person who took it will likely examine the contents of the device, according to the Los Angeles Times. The [...]

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Cell phone ban in California decreases distracted driving deaths

Cell phone ban in California decreases distracted driving deaths

09 March 2012

A new report by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) shows that there has been a reduction in car accident deaths due to hand-held cell phone use since the ban of cell phone activity while in the car was established in July 2008. The data was analyzed by the Safe Transportation Research and Education [...]

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Police meet resistance when it comes to cell phone tracking issues

Police meet resistance when it comes to cell phone tracking issues

08 March 2012

A new ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals says that police do not need a warrant to search a cell phone for a person’s number, according to CBS News. This ruling comes from an Indiana case in which prosecutors used cell phone information to help convict a suspect of drug charges. The police had [...]

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NSA and White House battle over cybersecurity and civilian privacy

NSA and White House battle over cybersecurity and civilian privacy

07 March 2012

The National Security Agency (NSA) has continually fought for an expansion on methods for protecting private-sector computer networks from any type of cyber attack, but they are routinely denied by the Obama administration because of privacy and rights concerns, according to The Washington Post. The NSA finds that certain measures are imperative to protect American [...]

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Recent survey looks at business security through company-owned devices

Recent survey looks at business security through company-owned devices

06 March 2012

The latest Global Study on Mobility Risks, which was conducted by Websense, looked at how company-owned mobile devices and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend is affecting the security of businesses and policies. The findings showed 77 percent of more than the 4,000 respondents believe that mobile devices at the workplace are necessary to running a successful [...]

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