Archive for the ‘Best Practices’ Category

 

Connecting iPhones, iPads and Macs at your office

This is a scalding hot topic for senior level executives. Sometimes they say, “My IT is not excited about me connecting.” Here are some important tips—and you can pass them along to IT but only AFTER you look at the tips yourself:
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Be sure to enable device tracking on your mobile devices

Someone stole my iPad. In November I realized my iPad was suddenly missing. Apple’s Find My iPhone showed the device to be in a parking lot just outside of a transportation company’s main office —I used the transportation service late the night before.
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How to use the cloud wisely

Many executives know to carefully examine their strategies. If you are considering moving to the cloud, consider these important steps:
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Be cautious about using the cloud

In the last blog post I talked about the big benefits of the cloud. What should you, as an executive, be on the lookout for?
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Big benefits of using the cloud

There are major benefits for executives to consider about the cloud.
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Build a better firewall?

Your IT professionals can protect you even more than they are now.
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What is a qualified presenter?

If you decide to have a live presentation, such as for Security Awareness Training, how do you identify a qualified presenter?
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Are live presentations best for Security Awareness Training?

My last post covered Security Awareness Training via videos and/or internet. What about using a live presenter?
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Is video best for Security Awareness Training?

So you realize you need to require Security Awareness Training for everyone in your organization in order to help increase your IT security. What is the best way to deliver that training? Live training? Computer based learning? Videos?
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Make Security Awareness Training mandatory

These days one of the best defenses against criminal IT hacks is to have users who are “on the lookout” for malicious temptations. For example, anytime a user receives an e-mail message that indicates some kind of urgency.
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