How easy is your password to crack?
Is your carefully chosen password as secure as you think it is? HR is a goldmine for confidential personal information that’s often the target of identity thieves. Anyone working in the HR department...
View ArticleDid cameras violate employees’ privacy?
When trying to catch an employee breaking the rules, is it possible to infringe on the privacy of other employees? That’s the question at the center of this court fight: Two women in California are...
View ArticleExecs committing electronic theft, too
Job losses have ignited a new security threat — theft by departing employees. And who’s doing it may surprise you. Several court cases have been raised in which companies are accusing ex-execs of...
View ArticleE-Verify rule delayed yet again
Ready for the feds’ E-Verify mandate that’s supposed to take effect at the end of this month? If not, don’t worry about it. The rule’s effective date has been pushed back yet again, this time to...
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Not so fast: IRS backtracks on cell-phone tax
Last week, the IRS announced a proposal to start collecting taxes on employees’ personal use of work-issued cell phones. A few days later, the agency had a change of heart. It wasn’t a new idea — the...
View ArticleNew legal pitfall when exempt employees e-mail
Mandatory furloughs have become a common way for companies to avoid layoffs. But here’s one thing those companies need to look out for: How exempt employees use their computers while they’re forced to...
View ArticleVerifying SSNs: New system may not be worth the trouble
The Social Security Administration has unveiled a new method for verifying hires’ social security numbers. Will it make HR’s life any easier? Probably not, experts say. The automated Telephone Number...
View ArticleThird of IT workers snoop confidential info
One of an IT department’s biggest nightmares: staffers using their access privileges for illegal or unethical purposes. That kind of behavior may be more widespread than you think. One in five...
View ArticleSpammers harvesting e-mail addresses on Twitter
Many companies use Twitter to recruit employees or market products. But if you’re using the site, here’s a tip that could save you a lot of headaches: Don’t ask people to e-mail you. Apparently,...
View ArticleWife blows spy’s cover on Facebook
You’d think some people would know better when it comes to keeping sensitive information off the Web. Shelley Sawers, wife of the new head of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6, opened a...
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