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| Insider Security Threats | |||||||||||||
| The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), which represents the chief information officers (CIOs) of the states, has released "Insider Security Threats: State CIOs Take Action Now.” This brief examines the often overlooked threats from within. Media attention has focused primarily on external threats with federal government and industry reports revealing alarming hacking and identity theft statistics. However, threats from within both public and private sector organizations may be even more prevalent than external threats and can have equally if not more serious consequences. This brief discusses five significant insider threats and provides insight on ways to prevent, detect and respond to them. The threats are: Malicious employees; inattentive, complacent or untrained employees; contractors and outsource services; insufficient IT security compliance, oversight, authority and training; and pervasive computing. | |||||||||||||
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| Strong Relationship Between Work-Life Balance and Ethical Behavior | |||||||||||||
| Does work-life balance influence positive ethical behaviors at work? According to the findings of the “2007 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Ethics & Workplace” survey, there is a strong relationship between the two factors. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Deloitte & Touche USA, also showed that the behaviors of management and direct supervisors, coupled with positive reinforcement for ethical behavior, are the top factors for promoting ethical behavior in the workforce. According to the survey, 91 percent of all employed adults agreed that workers are more likely to behave ethically at work when they have a good work-life balance. A combined 44 percent of workers cite high levels of stress (28 percent), long hours (25 percent) and inflexible schedule (13 percent) as the causes of conflict between their work responsibilities and personal priorities, hence contributors to work-life imbalance. Sixty percent of employed adults surveyed think that job dissatisfaction is a leading reason why people make unethical decisions at work, and more than half of workers (55 percent) ranked a flexible work schedule among the top three factors leading to job satisfaction, second only to compensation (63 percent). The survey also reveals the important impact management and supervisors have in promoting ethical workplace behaviors. Employed adults ranked the behavior of management (42 percent) and direct supervisors (36 percent) as the top two factors contributing to the promotion of an ethical workplace. Interestingly, the survey showed that reinforcement of criminal penalties and ethics training may do little to deter unethical behavior at work. An underwhelming 10 percent of employed adults ranked criminal penalties for violation of Code of Conduct among the top three factors that help foster an ethical workplace environment, while only 16 percent ranked ethics training as a factor that has a positive influence on promoting ethical behavior. | |||||||||||||
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Apr-26-2007
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| Database Helps Employers Find Job Candidates With Disabilities | |||||||||||||
| A free nationwide database of about 2,000 new job candidates with disabilities is available, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced in March. For the first time, federal employers can tap into the Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities at https://wrp.gov/LoginPre.do?method=login. Private sector and other government employers can request unlimited searches by calling 866-327-6669. The DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Defense are co-sponsors of the recruitment program. Job candidates include those in accounting, administration, business, communications, computers, criminal justice, education, engineering, human resources/equal employment opportunity, health care, law, the social sciences and the sciences. [Source: SHRM Online] | |||||||||||||
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Apr-26-2007
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| New Horizons Expands Technology Training via CompTIA | |||||||||||||
| New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, an independent IT training company, announced that it will expand its technology training offering into convergent technologies by offering CompTIA’s Convergence+ training and certification in select locations starting in April. New Horizons will offer Convergence+ via classroom training and its synchronous elearning option, Online LIVE. | |||||||||||||
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Apr-26-2007
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| SAP and Adobe Join Forces for Virtual Learning | |||||||||||||
| SAP AG and Adobe Systems have announced their collaboration on a new product, SA Enterprise Learning environment, designed to help companies drive continuous employee education more efficiently and cost effectively than with traditional in-person training. SAP Enterprise Learning creates a unique learning environment through the combination of SAP Learning Solution with Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional -- a scalable, highly customizable, extensible Web conferencing solution. SAP Enterprise Learning environment is scheduled for availability in Q3 2007 with the next SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP. | |||||||||||||
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