Tag: internet usage policy

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• The government worker, the e-mail, the Nazis and the blogger

  Most staffers in 21st century organisations who have access to a work computer have violated their workplace's Internet usage policy.

• Employees to be billed for personal Internet use?

  Employees could receive a bill each month for the cost of 'stolen' bandwidth and wasted time if Australia-based Exinda Networks' URL Bandwidth monitoring system takes off.

• Porn hysteria strikes again

  News that 50 Australia Post managers were caught sending pornographic e-mail is doubtless to spark off yet another bout of anti-Internet hysteria.

• How to roll out an IT policy in your organisation

  Increased use of e-mail and the Internet leads to increased risk, especially when the employees in your organisation are given no limits on how to use these tools. Here are some tips for getting over that hurdle.

• Stop download abuse by updating your Internet use policy

  Users who download and store MP3 collections on company equipment and network not only hog bandwidth but also are exposing your network to security breaches and your company to copyright infringement liability.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• Is chargeback a practical practice?

  There are many compelling arguments for IT departments charging other divisions for its services. In this column, IT managers share their experiences implementing this policy.

• Making sure a firewall does its job

  Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.

• IT managers: in the courtroom?

  Grappling with employee revolt over the monitoring of Web and e-mail usage has always been a delicate issue for CIOs and IT managers.

• How to roll out an IT policy in your organisation

  Increased use of e-mail and the Internet leads to increased risk, especially when the employees in your organisation are given no limits on how to use these tools. Here are some tips for getting over that hurdle.

• Stop download abuse by updating your Internet use policy

  Users who download and store MP3 collections on company equipment and network not only hog bandwidth but also are exposing your network to security breaches and your company to copyright infringement liability.

Reviews (2)

• Policy Central Enterprise

  Enforcing the acceptable use of business computers is often a tricky business. Policy Central Enterprise is an application that offers to help manage an AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by placing the onus on individual users.

• Making sure a firewall does its job

  Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.

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