Banking, Finance & Insurance

The Tricky Business of Network Use Policies

November 8, 2007 | In this brave new world of IM, e-mail, and YouTube, how can IT managers protect their networks, ensure productivity, and still have happy employees?
By Naomi Grossman

Q&A With Gordon Linoff: Get Smarter About Business Intelligence

September 17, 2007 | A data mining expert explains how to generate all the business intelligence you need to understand what your customers want
By Naomi Grossman

Check the Specs: Flat-Screen Monitors

September 5, 2007 | Flat-screen monitors are incredibly inexpensive, boost productivity, and are generally better for the environment than older displays. Here's a rundown of what to look for
By Alan Zeichick

8 Steps of Telecommuting

August 15, 2007 | Telecommuting can increase productivity and save your company money. It can also be risky. Here's how to find the right balance between benefit and risk.
By Jimmy Ray Purser, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

8 Strategies for First-Rate Customer Service

August 15, 2007 | Good customer service starts with meeting customer needs: a trouble-free shopping experience and a smooth business transaction. Increasingly, it's also about anticipating and meeting their desires
By Eric J. Adams, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

10 Tips for Increasing Operational Efficiency

August 15, 2007 | To remain competitive, businesses must boost operational efficiency wherever possible. It's particularly important for SMBs to operate efficiently, because they often have more limited resources than larger enterprises.
By James A. Martin, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Planning for Disaster

August 15, 2007 | What would your company do if half of its workforce couldn't get to work for days or weeks? What would happen if remote access to apps and data, and the ability to communicate with other employees, customers, partners, and suppliers were unavailable or impaired?
By Gene Knauer, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Expand Your Business with IP Communications

August 15, 2007 | Some small and medium-sized businesses view global expansion as a "daunting task." Others see IP communications as a way to overcome those limitations
By James A. Martin, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

How Personalization Drives Growth

August 15, 2007 | Nothing has the potential to increase a company's revenues and enhance customer loyalty in today's ultra-competitive marketplace like personalization
By Michael Astle, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Save Money Now by Disaster Planning

August 14, 2007  | You'll likely see immediate benefits such as lower insurance premiums and higher revenue, says an insurance expert.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Green MBA Programs

August 14, 2007  | Rebecca Bell of The Presidio School of Management outlines the growing trend of teaching finance, management, and accounting through a lens of sustainability.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware Public Computers

August 14, 2007  | Public computers, such as those in hotel business centers, pose a unique set of dangers to mobile workers. Cleaning the cache to cover your tracks when you're done just won't cut it.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Ten Things Your IT Department Doesn't Want You to Do - For Good Reason

August 14, 2007 | It seems the Wall Street Journal is as bad at keeping secrets as I am. The only difference is, if I tell my secrets, IT managers won't get angry
By Naomi Grossman

Anything to Declare?

August 13, 2007  | When mobile workers come back from the road, be sure they haven't brought back any unwanted souvenirs before you give them full access to all your office network resources.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware the "Evil Twin" Attack

August 13, 2007  | Your "evil twin" could be lurking wherever you connect from the road, just waiting to steal your data. Learn how to fight back.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Your Top 5 Mobile Worries

August 13, 2007  | Pardon me, your data leaking. And that's only one of your problems. Tune in for the rest of the most common threats to mobile workers.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Survive and Thrive in an Untrusted Zone

August 13, 2007  | Anything outside the office is an untrusted zone. How can workers stay mobile, stay productive, and stay safe if "encryption sucks," as Cisco's Jimmy Ray Purser believes?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

8 Sure-Fire Ways to Beat a Security Audit

July 9, 2007 | Experts share tips on how to avoid the most common pitfalls in an audit
By Dark Reading Staff, Courtesy of DarkReading

5 Steps Toward Disaster Preparedness

April 1, 2007 | Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005 impacted countless businesses, from retail stores and hotels to major corporations. Those with disaster recovery plans in place fared much better than those without such contingency plans.
By Gene Knauer, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

How to Build Better Passwords

December 18, 2006 | Stronger passwords don't have to be hard to create or use.
By Fred Langa, Courtesy of InformationWeek