Resumes Come under Fire in the Hiring Process – MarketWatch

This is interesting. Often times we hear people who feel they are very qualified for a position, are not called for the interview.  It is important to have our resume stand out in order to be picked for an interview.  this article, points out with the concept of using resume to choose candidates…

Resumes Come under Fire in the Hiring Process – MarketWatch

Study: Employees engage in risky computing – SC Magazine US

Twice I was treated like a jerk when I wouldn’t let an employee enter in to our building without a badge.  I told him to go to security and get temporary badge.  Both times they tried to convince me they work there.  They probably do, but I do not know them.  My explanation to them was if anything happens, I am liable since I let them in; these guys have done it before.  Some people let them in either because they know them or because they don’t care.  Or most likely they don’t know the security threats out there by letting someone they don’t know in to the building.  However security starts there not just when you log into a computer.  Organizations need to make sure they educate their employees on security at all time – periodically.

I think corporations are making themselves at risk because they don’t spend time teaching their employees the impact of their action.  It is the toughest thing to do in my company to be able to have an admin right to your computer.  We don’t have a local IT group, everything is done remotely from head quarters.  In order for one to have a right, there is too many red tapes one has to go through.  So the chances of installing anything on your computer is limited.

In an organization the value of information is measured by its share-ability and  scarceness.  Employees have to understand that the information should be sharable within the organization so that the company can reach its goals with open communication through out; however, they also have to learn that information have to be scarce outside of the company otherwise it is worthless (Except of course the information company wants to release for marketing and other purposes)

Protecting the organization’s information does not only mean not letting people know what you know, but it also means that you have to make sure you don’t create a way for others to access this information. 

Organizations are responsible for

– making sure the security policies and procedures are always adhered by enforcing the rules at all time

– Teaching employees regularly what the cost of their actions are.  Many employees (especially those at the bottom end) don’t know the company’s security policy and procedures, and they do not think they are doing any harm by visiting some sites that pose security threat.

– Automating their security measures by installing software that monitors in coming and outgoing activities, installing firewalls that block certain web sites from being accessed by employees

– Making sure mobile employees are taking the right measures against security threats.  One can easily look at what happened to TJMAX and others to understand what kind of threats are out there with wireless technology.

The main thing is TEACH YOUR EMPLOYEES AT ALL TIME AND AN ANY COST, and do it PERIODICALLY not just once.

Study: Employees engage in risky computing – SC Magazine US