C-level executives commonly present a unique combination of advanced permissions, mobility requirements and public personas that intensify the need to defend traditional attack surfaces. Therefore, it’s important to adopt a deliberate, standalone checklist to eliminate errors and best position new executives for productivity and success while also securing the firm’s data when they leave. Find ...
It’s easy to bungle a new employee’s introduction to a company. But you can reduce errors and prevent embarrassing oversights by following the seven steps each time a new remote employee is hired. This can reduce errors and prevent embarrassing oversights while also assisting new employees in quickly contributing to the organization’s mission, department goals ...
In general, security analysts are tasked with identifying weaknesses in current security systems and developing solutions to close security vulnerabilities. To perform this task well, ideal candidates will have highly advanced technical skills, a proven ability to communicate with all levels of an organization and experience applying both skillsets to solve real problems. This hiring ...
This ACH Payment Process Policy, written by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, describes the procedures an organization and its representatives must use when paying any approved invoice from authorized vendors, suppliers, consultants, contractors, government agencies, or other authorized products, services or tax authorities via a manual electronic payment. This policy can be customized to fit ...
Budget planning can be a headache, especially when economic conditions might be uncertain. TechRepublic Premium’s Budget planning tool, created by Scott Matteson, helps make it easier, even for novices new to the field of budgeting and planning expenditures. Budgets change over the years, as they are generally based on company performance and overall economic environments. ...
Failing to encourage whistleblowers can cause damage to the business in the form of lost revenue, lost customers, a negatively impacted reputation and legal lawsuits or criminal charges. The purpose of this policy, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, is to provide guidelines for the practice of whistleblowing to ensure unethical and/or illegal acts ...
Are you seeking to integrate the various parts of your internal online functions or your external online presence? You could probably use a .NET developer to help lead the way. This hiring kit, written by Mark W. Kaelin and John Schoonejongen for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the ...
Quality assurance engineers apply their technical expertise and skills to oversee the entire software development lifecycle, verify the quality of the product and assess the overall user experience against a checklist specified by the client. This hiring kit, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to ...
The insight to identify and quantify competitive advantages requires a skilled technician that can transform seemingly random data into actionable information. This hiring kit for a market research analyst, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. The kit ...
The list of advantages to cloud computing include lowered operational costs, greater technological flexibility and the ability to rapidly implement new systems or services. However, cloud computing has also opened up new opportunities for impact by security threats or lost data. The purpose of this policy, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, is to ...
No matter what product is to be sold or what service is to be offered, starting and operating a small business takes courage, fortitude and lots of planning. One of the first, and also one of the most serious, accounting mistakes small businesses to make is not creating a cogent, coherent and practical chart of ...
Regardless of the product or service, an effective sales team must have a firm understanding of what is being sold. This understanding must not only regard the actual product or service, but also encompass the industry, organization, brand and overall marketing strategy. Without this complete picture, your sales team will be less efficient than it ...
The risk potential of running user-initiated tasks using the same access levels as components of the operating system is staggeringly high, particularly in an age where ransomware can traverse networks, encrypting files in demand of payment. Privilege levels can mitigate potential damage posed by external threats, internal malicious actors and simple operator error. This policy ...
If you’re in business to make money online, how can you make sure your ecommerce system is the best it can be? A qualified ecommerce tech analyst can help. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. The kit includes salary ...
Regardless of industry, geographical location or organizational size, a successful modern business is data-driven. Digitization, automation, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning and augmented reality all rely on collecting and processing huge amounts of data and applying the information gleaned from that activity to business strategies and every day decisions. Businesses looking for ...