Computer Security 20 Things Every Employee Should Know

Securing corporate resources and data in the workplace is everyone's responsibility. Corporate IT security strategies are only as good as the employee's awareness of his or her role in maintaining that strategy. This book presents the risks, responsibilities, and liabilities (known and unknown) of which every employee should be aware, as well as simple protective steps to keep corporate data and systems secure. Inside this easy-to-follow guide, you'll find 20 lessons you can use to ensure that you are doing your part to protect corporate systems and privileged data. The topics covered include: bull; bull;Phishing and spyware bull;Identity theft bull;Workplace access bull;Passwords bull;Viruses and malware bull;Remote access bull;E-mail bull;Web surfing and Internet use bull;Instant messaging bull;Personal firewalls and patches bull;Hand-held devices bull;Data backup bull;Management of sensitive information bull;Social engineering tactics bull;Use of corporate resources Ben Rothke, CISSP, CISM, is a New York City-based senior security consultant with ThruPoint, Inc. He has more than 15 years of industry experience in the area of information systems security and privacy.Rothke, Ben is the author of 'Computer Security 20 Things Every Employee Should Know', published 2005 under ISBN 9780072262827 and ISBN 0072262826.