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The 10 Best Ways to Secure Your Information

Along with the mushrooming size of the physical Internet, the ever-increasing volume of data being squeezed through it, and the wider range of information security is a growing concern. When you say “computer security”, what comes to mind most often are external threats: hackers, malware, viruses, botnets. But when you look at computer and IT trends, new technologies — mobile devices, social networking, and the like — pose a much greater threat to the security and integrity of your company’s information.

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Author: Chris Anderson Published on: March 2nd, 2011
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, Top 10

5 Ways to Improve the Quality of Your Web Presence

Most of us believe our companies have adequate “web presence”, considering the time and money we spend. We have a web site (Figure 1) — maybe it’s not on a level with the big consumer companies, but it tells visitors all they need to know about our company and our products/services, and it’s user-friendly.

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Author: Steve Flick Published on: November 15th, 2010
Categories: Business Management & Operations, Computer & IT Policies, Strategic Process Improvement

Is Your IT Function Keeping Your Company Out Front?

Prior to the 1960′s, we used manual systems — entirely paper-based, like ordering, purchasing, sales, and production — to run the business. Then the information age hit and technology was introduced to automate the information flow or paper shuffle (remember the dream of the “paperless office”?). Productivity increased, jobs descriptions changed, and the new technology was accepted.

Now that computer systems are ubiquitous, everyone wants access to the information they contain. People want new business reports describing new relationships, and the IT department has responded by developing more software applications for more users. Historically, the corporate IT department has reacted to demand but in today’s hypercompetitive environment, that’s not enough. IT has to anticipate!

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Author: Chris Anderson Published on: October 25th, 2010
Categories: Business Management & Operations, Computer & IT Policies

Has Information Technology Changed Your Business? – Part 2

In the first part of this article, we discussed Workplace Change and the Speed of Information. In part two, we complete our discussion with a look at information technology’s effect on Social Systems, Skills Displacement, and the Dynamics of Information Technology.

Social Systems

Questions in the information age have been surfacing, causing rifts in the social system of the organization. Changes in thought are occurring as part of the cultural transformation. Work groups are forming as workers move away from linear processing (assembly lines) and toward other models and dynamics, yet we are glued to the computer more. Social interaction as our parents and grandparents knew it is on the decline. Organizations will be forced to adopt changes in order to survive in the fast-paced information age.

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Author: Chris Anderson Published on: September 9th, 2010
Categories: Business Management & Operations, Computer & IT Policies, Procedures & Process Training

New Computer & Network Policies and Procedures Manual Helps Address Information Technology (IT) Management Issues

IT managers and IT departments can use prewritten computer policies and procedures for IT security, control and protection of IT assets, IT training and support, and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, COBIT and ISO 17799.

St. Louis, MO – October 25, 2005 – Bizmanualz, Inc, a business publications and consulting company based in Clayton, Missouri, today announced the release of a new Computer & Network Management Manual for business owners, Chief Information Officers, Chief Operating Officers and executives required to comply with various federal regulations and international standards such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, COBIT and ISO 17799:2005. Under these regulations, a company must demonstrate adequate internal controls of business records and information security.

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Author: Shailesh Panth Published on: October 25th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, News and Announcements

Knowledge and Wisdom from Information

Last week, we talked about standards governing Information Technology (IT) management and IT security. Information defines your business, representing not only your organization’s past experience, but also

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: October 20th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, Knowledge Management

Information Security and IT Standards

In recent articles, we have been discussing Information Technology (IT) in business management. This week we will discuss Information Security and IT Standards.

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: October 13th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, Knowledge Management

Business Process Management

Part 3 of a four-Part Series

Our topic of discussion in the previous article was Information Deployment. This week we will discuss Business Process Management. Corporate strategy changes over time but always requires

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: September 26th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, Strategic Process Improvement

Information Deployment

Part 2 of a four-Part Series

Last week we discussed Information Technology. This week we will discuss Information Deployment or the quality of the business processes and their associated information interactions that are delivered over the technology. We are talking about how you create,

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: September 14th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies, Knowledge Management

Information Technology

Part 1 of a four-Part Series

A new month is upon us and so it’s time for a new topic – IT or Information Technology. Yes, it’s a technology driven world out there. Given the current accounting changes due to such things as Sarbanes Oxley, you will eventually have to

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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: September 6th, 2005
Categories: Computer & IT Policies