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- Hostile work environment: A manager's legal liability
- Lawsuits involving hostile work environments are increasing every year. As a manager, you can be held liable for cases that happen under your watch. Find out how to keep your workplace free of sexual harassment.By Toni Bowers and Brian HookMost people became acutely aware of the term sexual harassment in...
- Tags: Brian Hook, work environment harassment, harassment, work environment
- Technical articles 2002-10-01
- Tips for effectively managing teleworkers
- Some 28 million American workers do at least part of their jobs from home offices, telework centers, or other remote locations. Here are some guidelines for successfully managing teleworkers.About 28 million American workers do at least part of their jobs from home offices, telework centers, or other remote locations, according...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Team management, Performance management, Brian Hook, teleworker, Michael Dziak
- Technical articles 2002-07-30
- Protecting your organization against ghost workers
- Ghost workers include former employees and contractors who are no longer on the payroll. These ghosts, however, are still able to access and use company resources, systems, and accounts. Here are strategies to address the threat.Ghosts of millions of former workers populate the databases of corporate America. The workers have...
- Tags: Brian Hook, Jeff Drake, ghost, company resource, Access360, worker, password
- Technical articles 2002-07-17
- A multilayered strategy helps neutralize internal security threats
- The biggest security threat in an organization is internal. Experts in the field suggest you protect yourself by layering components in a full security strategy that includes technologies, policies, procedures, and practices.How should IT managers go about safeguarding their network from internal security threats? IT security authority Jack McCullough, coauthor...
- Tags: strategy, Brian Hook, Jack McCullough, security, security threat
- Technical articles 2002-07-01
- How to stop spam and keep e-mail moving
- Spam is more than a nuisance; it is a serious threat to your network. Managed properly, e-mail filtering software can reduce the risk. Here is how to tune your filter so it stops spam without choking off enterprise e-mail.Spam is not only a nuisance, but it can also be hazardous...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, SurfControl plc, MessageLabs Ltd., Brian Hook, spam, e-mail, Brightmail Inc., anti-spam
- Technical articles 2002-05-03
- Lock IT Down: Are hackers in hiding or aiming at new targets?
- How to report a computer crimeU.S. government figures indicate that hacker attacks have dropped significantly since September of 2001. Other numbers show that hackers are still creating as much havoc as ever. Despite the discrepancy, it remains clear that enterprise system attacks launched by hackers are still a serious threat....
- Tags: Construction, Hacking, SECURITY, Brian Hook, attack, wall, hacker, FedCIRC
- Technical articles 2002-04-09
- Get IT Done: More options for secure collaboration
- Procedures for established secure, collaborative VPN services are outlinedCIOs exploring solutions for secure collaboration have many options, and it can often be difficult to narrow the choices. In "Ask these questions to determine the right collaboration security approach," TechRepublic contributor and consultant Salvatore Salamone said it’s crucial that CIOs consider...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, Groupware, NETWORKING, Get IT Done, Brian Hook, Endeavors Technology, Magi Enterprise, VPN, collaboration
- Technical articles 2002-02-13
- Download a glossary of security terms
- The events of 9/11 have heightened awareness of the new security threats to today's enterprises. To help IT executives better understand and confront these threats, TechRepublic offers a glossary of cybersecurity terms to help keep you up to date.Enterprise security is a bigger issue than ever this year, and keeping...
- Tags: Hacking, Brian Hook, enterprise security, Security Education, glossary, security, security term, United Messaging
- Technical articles 2002-01-21
- 2002 hiring plans dependent on region, tech specialty
- If you're not hiring new staff in the first quarter of 2002, you're not alone. Recent surveys and polls report that only 10 to 15 percent of CIOs plan to add IT staff. The main culprit? A continuing weak economy.A continuing weak economy and budget insecurities are prompting a majority...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Brian Hook, hiring, RHI Consulting, hiring activity
- Technical articles 2002-01-08
- No better time than now for disaster planning
- Disaster recovery can prove itself more valuable than any other IT endeavor, as many New York enterprises unfortunately learned in September. Read on as disaster experts share some steps to ensure your company is ready to respond to the unexpected.Disaster recovery is understandably a top concern today for IT organizations,...
- Tags: Data centers, disaster planning, Brian Hook, disaster recovery, midrange data center, IT Organizations, information technology, security
- Technical articles 2001-12-12
- High marks for Mangosoft's VPN alternative
- Despite the security risk, corporate users are still e-mailing sensitive data over the Internet. One way to safeguard this critical information is by building a VPN. But there's a cheaper, and simpler, alternative that CIOs might want to consider.Everyone knows that e-mailing data over the Internet—specifically, sensitive corporate documents—is a...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Brian Hook, Mangomind Business Internet File Service, VPN, Scott Davis, Mangosoft
- Technical articles 2001-12-04
- Keep an open mind and flexible approach when recruiting on a budget
- A recent survey by Cutter Consortium shows that finding and keeping staff members is still a top concern among IT managers. If you can't offer more money, make your hiring approach and your compensation packages more flexible.A shortage of IT staff continues to plague businesses, according to a new report...
- Tags: Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Brian Hook, Chris Pickering, salary, Cutter Consortium, recruiting, consortium
- Technical articles 2001-11-23
- Keep an open mind and flexible approach when recruiting on a budget
- A recent survey by Cutter Consortium shows that finding and keeping staff members is still a top concern among IT managers. If you can't offer more money, make your hiring approach and your compensation packages more flexible.A shortage of IT staff continues to plague businesses, according to a new report...
- Tags: Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Brian Hook, Chris Pickering, salary, Cutter Consortium, recruiting, consortium
- Technical articles 2001-11-23
- Take steps to secure vulnerable WLANs
- Flaws in the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP protocol mean that your wireless local area network WLAN is at risk, according to researchers. Here are the steps you can take to add security to your WLAN.Unauthorized users may be lurking on your wireless local area network WLAN, according to researchers at...
- Tags: LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Network security, Brian Hook, WEP, WLAN, wireless, David Wagner, LAN, network, attack, security
- Technical articles 2001-10-23
- IT manager resumes should skip the frills and get down to business
- Many IT managers make the common mistake of underemphasizing their management skills on their resumes. An IT headhunter offers a few tips on writing a winning resume for IT pros in the management ranks.If you are applying for an IT management position, you may have a tough time deciding between...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Brian Hook, Rosenberg, job, information technology
- Technical articles 2001-09-27
- How to report cybercrimes
- Who do you call when your organization has been the victim of a hacker or any type of cybercrime? Many companies don?t call anyone, which can be a big mistake. Here is the information you need to take the best course of action as a cybercrime victim.Senior systems analyst Ed...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, VPNs, Brian Hook, Ed Grant, Christopher Painter
- Technical articles 2001-08-15
- Lock IT Down: Are peer-to-peer networks worth the risk?
- Why SETI is a good P2P toolClearly, peer-to-peer networks (P2Ps) are popular with end users. Take, for example, SETI@Home, which has more than three million participants—some of whom may be on your network.For the IT manager, P2Ps should raise serious questions about security. An illustration of this: Hackers recently infiltrated...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Brian Hook, P2P, security, network, Eric Cole
- Technical articles 2001-07-10
Additional Resources
- Get a handle on managing Exchange with these three new tools from Microsoft
- Brian P does it againAs a fairly new SBS2003Exchange System Integrator I find Mr Posey's article to be to the point and relevant.Another good article from Brian.
- Tags: TaylorC, exchange tools, brianp, Microsoft Corp., tool
- Discussion threads 2006-04-20
- I need to rent 6 computers in NYC area
- I'm looking for iMac rentals in the New York area. 2003 iMacs (vers 2.1) osx 10.2.8 (6R730.If anyone has a vendor they use or know of anyone who does rentals, please let me know.email me the info or respond. brian@thinkpathtraining.comThanks in advance,Brian Mueller
- Tags: brian@..., computer, NYC, windows
- Q&A 2005-07-12
- My name is Brian Mueller. It's about time!
- I know how annoying it is when I see a Blog, and right in the middle of a conversation, i see an advertisement, so I apologize in advance if this comes off that way, but it's relevant info.I coordinate training for Microsoft technology courses in the New York area, specifically...
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- Discussion threads 2005-06-08
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