March 2007

March 2007

Whether everyone is blogging or it only seems that way, businesses need to set policies for company blogs and personal blogs written by employees. This issue offers guidelines on setting policies that can prevent employees from crossing the line and going from healthy self-expression to disclosing information that may pose a legal risk to their company. The issue also examines hybrid hard drives that use solid state drive technology based on Flash, and takes a look at hard drive encryption and helpful utilities for the help desk.

Features

Although it might make sense to perform IT audits internally, tread carefully.
Blogging is all the rage, but when your employees blog, make sure you know the legal ramifications.
To blog or not to blog? That is the question.
Check out five utilities that your IT team might want to add to its digital toolkit.

Departments

Try these tips to help prevent eavesdropping and information leaks from affecting your wireless networks and devices.
Are new hybrid hard drives hype or a decently priced alternative?
Getting the most out of notebook batteries isn't intuitive, but it is pretty easy.
Avoid the journey into legal liability land by exiting at the next signpost — encrypted drives.
Here's how to shift from a peer-to-peer to a centralized network.
Let users connect plug-and-play printers without the need to manually install third-party drivers.
Before you buy, make sure you know what you want to keep out — and let in.
By using BitLocker Drive Encryption, you can protect your data on systems running Windows Vista.
Diligently downloading fixes on Patch Tuesday isn't enough to protect your network from increasingly frequent zero-day attacks.
Consider forging stronger Web links as part of your SEO strategy.

Opinions

Monitoring and failing to monitor electronic communications in the workplace both involve risk.
CIOs should look for ways to help organizations that train young adults to become systems professionals.
Avoid three typical information-security mistakes.

Security

A History of Encryption Thro... |
Passwords and information security have come a long way.
Symantec: Flashback Trojan A... |
The antimalware company digs through the code to find the motives of the Mac OS X...
Hackers Have Their Eye On Sm... |
No organization is too small to go unnoticed by hackers and malware proprietors.

Storage

The Value of Storage Virtual... |
Nondisruptive data migration, improved utilization and fewer points of management are...
GIS Data: A Storage Puzzle |
The exponential growth of big data from geospatial technology is forcing businesses to be...
Big Data Needs Push Firm to... |
With millions of acres of timberland in its care, a unique investment management firm...

Infrastructure Optimization

Why an Uneventful E-Mail Mig... |
A company achieved just what it was looking for when it moved its e-mail to the cloud: no...
Must-Read IT Blogger Q&A... |
Virtualization and cloud technologies have captured the imaginations of this industry-...
Mozilla Moves to New $3 Mill... |
The Internet leader built its new data center with open collaboration and community...

Networking

The Value of In-Person Meeti... |
Putting in face time with coworkers, clients and business partners really makes a...
How to Optimize the WAN for... |
Use these tips to maximize the performance of company WANs.
WAN Optimization: Addressing... |
Using WAN optimization actually bolsters disaster recovery and security efforts for IT...

Mobile & Wireless

The Case for Joining the Wor... |
Telework and a four-day work week make a lot of sense when you look at the numbers.
Smartphones Are Making Every... |
Pew survey finds that smartphones are turning users into real-time problem solvers.
How to Repel Notebook Thieve... |
Theft-prevention technologies not only guard against mobile devices being stolen, but...

Hardware & Software

Why an Uneventful E-Mail Mig... |
A company achieved just what it was looking for when it moved its e-mail to the cloud: no...
How the Tampa Bay Lightning... |
More businesses are using digital displays to increase engagement and bump up the...
Windows XP Maintains Its Hol... |
With official support for Windows XP ending in 2014, organizations should plan to upgrade...