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Remote Workers: How To Manage The Risk - Free Whitepaper
White Papers Download this free whitepaper to understand the risks & make informed decisions about controlling the web use of remote workers. Working from home is on the increase but the threats remain. Spyware and viruses lurk and inappropriate web use...
[May 21, 2009, 1:19]
Remote workers serve as lab rats
News A wireless-networking trade group plans to open an observation lab in a Texas mall next year to collect data on remote workers that could help companies develop new products. The Internet Home Alliance (IHA) said it will open a 2,400-square-foot...
[December 18, 2003, 9:20]
'Risky' remote workers fuel security spending
News Concern over "risky" remote workers is fuelling security spending. Risks associated with remote workers include opening suspicious emails, piggybacking on unsecured wireless networks and sharing corporate devices with non-employees.
[March 12, 2008, 7:56]
Easy, Integrated Solution Gives Workers Remote Access, Improved Productivity
White Papers The VPN solution was also unreliable, so remote employees often had to travel into the main ROI office to do their work. ROI recently implemented Whale Communications Intelligent Application Gateway, a remote-access solution that is part of the...
[December 19, 2007, 0:01]
How Cisco Uses IP Videoconferencing to Communicate With Remote Workers
White Papers Enterprises with in-house video production studios can find it difficult to maximize the use and value of these expensive resources. Cisco faced these challenges as demand increased for video production in its four internal studios and other video...
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
Wireless 'piggybacking' threatens remote workers
News Nearly one in six UK Internet users has piggybacked off someone else's unsecured wireless connection, a survey by communications firm AOL has revealed. The practice is most widespread in London and the South East, according to the survey of 2,000...
[August 29, 2006, 12:50]
Home workers' online mischief puts employers at risk
News A Cisco-sponsored survey of more than 2,000 remote workers and IT managers worldwide uncovered a lack of discipline and vigilance among home workers on the internet. According to the survey, over half of managers believe their remote workers are...
[February 7, 2008, 14:51]
What is holding back mobile working?
Blog Comment The difficulty related to supervising remote workers is one of the top reasons why many organizations shy away from nomadic working arrangements. Basically, bosses said they liked to have workers where they could see them--haven't we all heard...
[July 12, 2007, 12:34]
Windows VPN software allows attacks
News Windows 2000 and Windows XP servers can be attacked through the software ordinarily used to create secure connections to remote workers, Microsoft said on Wednesday. These connections, known as virtual private networks (VPNs), are commonly used by...
[October 31, 2002, 14:18]
Accelerating Managed Services With Cisco Integrated Services Routers: Focus on Advanced Networking Services
White Papers The attendee of this webcast will discover how to capitalize on the growth of branch offices, remote workers, and small and medium-sized business technology needs by increasing the managed service offerings with Cisco Integrated Services Routers.
[August 31, 2007, 1:00]
Skype makes enterprise inroads
News The Internet telephony software Skype has found its way into the business world, as corporate road warriors and remote workers use it to reduce long-distance and cell phone costs. Employees at Ruhrpumpen, an industrial pump manufacturer in Tulsa...
[January 27, 2005, 15:25]
Businesses urged to tackle mobile-working issues
News Companies must look at ways of optimising the links with remote workers and branch offices or productivity will suffer as system response times will be poor, he said. According to Blowers, a growing number of workers expect to work remotely and...
[October 4, 2007, 8:28]
Microsoft touts Windows 7 security enhancements
News DirectAccess offers remote workers the same level of seamless and secure connectivity as they have in the office. The system automatically creates a secure tunnel to the corporate network and workers don't have to manually substantiate a connection...
[April 21, 2009, 9:19]
Blade PCs: the ultimate managed desktops review
Reviews Users connect via a protocol such as Microsoft RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) or Citrix ICA (Independent Computing Architecture), so this approach also works well for remote workers. With the promise of predictable performance, excellent support for...
[July 3, 2007, 11:44]
Remote users are the weakest VPN link
News Considering policy issues The first thing you must do to get a handle on this new work environment is to come up with a policy that covers all remote workers and doesn't allow for any exceptions. In addition, since the usual corporate network...
[July 23, 2002, 13:13]
Businesses embrace remote working
News The research shows that, once a business develops a culture of remote working the level of service experienced by remote workers becomes increasingly important to it, or, as Quocirca analyst and report author Bob Tarzey explained, distributed...
[March 14, 2008, 7:53]
Tackling Global Health on the Last Mile: Reflections on World Health Day
Blog This year’s focus is on the safety of health facilities, and the readiness of health workers who treat those affected by emergencies - a challenge, particularly in remote and resource-poor environments where health workers may have infrequent...
[April 7, 2009, 16:35]
Legacy Tools: Not Built for Today's Helpdesk
White Papers Today's enterprise includes branch employees, field workers and telecommuters who work beyond the firewall on a variety of devices, including laptops, desktops, Macs and smartphones. While many organizations employ legacy tools that come bundled...
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
Keeping Home Workers In The Loop
Blog It has launched a new ‘how to’ guide, the ‘Remote Manager’s Toolkit’, designed to help close the gap in skills identified in new BT research showing that the majority managers have never received training on how to manage remote workers and are...
[September 26, 2008, 14:03]
Cable modems -- not just a security problem
News The idea is that the entire infrastructure may be stressed, and usage patterns changed, as the number of remote workers increases and the types of applications in use require more bandwidth. In addition, the sudden spike in the volume and type of...
[July 15, 2002, 17:41]
