Five Tips for Creating an Enterprise-level Acceptable Use Policy

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Aligning IT and Business Goals August 17, 2011 Creating and Managing Effective Acceptable Use Policies For many years, employers have issued guidelines to their staff relating to the acceptable use of telephones at work. With the increased importance and use of email and Web at the workplace, these guidelines are frequently extended to include all areas of information technology, eventually becoming what is commonly called an acceptable use policy (AUP). An effective AUP, especially when used as the basis for an IT security training program for all members of staff, can help ensure productivity while increasing security. As such, a good AUP can be viewed by employers and employees as a positive (rather than restrictive) measure, by providing a guideline that enables the use of technology for everyone without the risks. Read more > Featured White Papers Building the Business Case for Telepresence — ROI Metrics Learn how best-in-class organizations deploy telepresence to gain business value and see benefits that drive top-line growth. •  The Private Cloud: A Closer Look at TCO •  Six Best Practices for ERP Implementation Success •  Post It, Tag It, Tweet It, Like It: A New Guide to Social IT Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers The Art of Integrating Mobility into Your Phone System SaaS Service Management — Top Considerations for Moving to the Cloud Prepare Yourself: How to Overcome Objections to Data Governance Global Report: The Role of the CIO in Risk Management Strategy Enhanced MPLS Architecture for the Anywhere Office MPLS can deliver consistent application performance to the "anywhere workforce" while laying the groundwork for next-generation cloud communications services. Download now > "... the most important part of R&D is the '&' part. It does you no good to have research that is never developed. The company has to eventually drive the technology it creates to market, otherwise the benefit won't be achieved." Excerpt from Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Get Our News RSS Feeds Today: Government Tech Infrastructure Views on Intranet Evolving, But Still 'Poor Stepchild' to Corporate Website Ann All spoke with Toby Ward, president of Prescient Digital Media and leader of "The Social Intranet Study 2011," which was conducted in late May and early June with 1,400 participants from global organizations of all types and sizes. 'Accelerating Your Development as a Leader' Excerpt Robert Barner provides four reasons why accelerated professional development should be a manager's top priority. Why the Best Leaders Shun Management by Consensus Michael Feuer, co-founder and former CEO of OfficeMax, spoke with Don Tennant about why a "benevolent dictator" is a better leader than one who gets bogged down in consensus building and over-analysis. Blogs Ann All Business of Tech Executive Involvement Helps Ensure Intranet Success Don Tennant From Under the Rug The Argument for 'Benevolent Dictatorship' in Decision-making Susan Hall Charting Your IT Career Report Urges Feds to Support Innovative Thinking Server Monitoring — The Single Pane of Glass Approach   Easily monitor, measure, and manage physical, virtual, and cloud environments with this deep, easy-to-use, and affordable server monitoring solution. Try this free trial software download today! Download now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise