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Accountability can be a tricky thing when it comes to your remote employees. It’s something that even seasoned managers struggle with. If that’s the boat you find yourself in, take notes! In this article, we’ll outline some simple and effective ways you can foster and develop accountability in your remote teams without having to micromanage. Transparency The first step in …
Malicious insider risk is an unpleasant but ongoing situation that every business has to deal with daily. Both current and former employees can intentionally damage a company, and just one disgruntled employee can wreak havoc fast However it happens, malicious insider actions are responsible for an estimated 25% of confirmed data breaches. They’re also risks for ransomware deployment, credential compromise …
The more efficient you are, the more effective you are. That’s true whether you’re working from the office or from home. Fortunately, most office environments lend themselves to being efficient, so there’s probably not much you need to do on that front. So, the tips below are aimed mostly at those who are working from home. Having said that, if …
Conflict in the workplace is sadly inevitable. Put a group of people in a room together for eight hours or longer every day, week after week. No matter how well they get along, sooner or later, it’s going to happen. Since it can’t be completely avoided, the next best thing is to have a plan for when it occurs. That’s …
Do the meetings you hold tend run off the rails? Do you find that they frequently run far longer than you intended and that very little actually comes out of them? If those things are true and if you’re looking for ways to improve the structure of your meetings, here are some quick tips that will help make them more …
Do you use Microsoft Teams and do you have an older PC that struggles with Teams video meetings? If so there’s good news. Microsoft has recently upgraded Teams and halved the power used by Teams video meetings to make life easier on people with older hardware. Of course, even if you’ve got newer hardware this is still very good news …
This year opened under a cloud of uncertainty but delivered life-changing moments to several of our engineers and our business. 2021 was also our most award-winning year ever! Over the summer, Ms. Megan Knipper became Mrs. Megan Hellriegel. Despite the intimidating last name, Megan is still one of the sweetest people in this time zone. However, one major life moment …
Phishing attacks tend to focus on executive level targets. They focus on high ranking targets who have considerable system access. That appears to be changing. A recent trend tracked by researchers from Avanan has revealed that nearly half of all phishing emails analyzed in recent months were crafted to impersonate non-executives. Additionally more than three quarters of them (77 percent) …
CEO Fraud. Business Email Compromise. Spear phishing. Wire Fraud. Pretexting. This cyberattack goes by a variety of names and may utilize a wide range of tactics, but they all come down to one thing: a malicious outsider pretends to be a legitimate boss in order to trick an unsuspecting employee into doing something they shouldn’t. Last year the scam cost …
It goes without saying that the pandemic has changed a great many things about life, as well as the world we live and work in. One significant change on the work front has, of course, been the dramatic rise in the number of people working from home. We’re reaching a point now where, although we haven’t quite turned a corner …
