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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Most organizations rely on a virtual private network environment to enable connectivity from remote and mobile employees, providing secure access to internal networks, systems, applications and data. This policy, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, outlines a set of best practices for IT to deploy and secure VPNs in your organization. It also defines ...
This cheat sheet from TechRepublic Premium is designed to provide a consistent and systematic way to record job candidates’ qualifications, experience, professional goals and temperament. It includes a section for general information followed by position-specific questions. Featured text from the cheat sheet: How have you previously developed a budget for a project with which you ...
Good cyber and physical security can make or break companies. While it would be preferable that security breaches or incidents not take place at all, they don’t necessarily signal the death of an organization unless responded to in a poor fashion (or not at all). The purpose of this Security Response Policy, written by Scott ...
When employees suffer accidents or illnesses, it may become necessary for them to take a leave of absence on a short-term basis. Offering short-term disability insurance for your employees enables them to remain free from worry about earning an income if they are sick or injured. This, in turn, makes the business an attractive employer ...
Secure remote access to company systems and networks is now a way of life for most organizations. As corporate conglomerates, small businesses and brick-and-mortar shops fade away in favor of a distributed offsite workforce, companies and employees can profit from the greater convenience and efficiency provided by remote access. Combined with a bring your own ...
When a new user joins your organization, you need to make sure they get up to speed on corporate policies, system basics and application usage. But in a fast-paced environment, it’s easy to overlook some critical aspects of this acclimation and training process. This checklist, created by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, will help ensure ...
One of the primary characteristics that has propelled video gaming to become a multibillion-dollar worldwide industry is the story each game tells, regardless of genre. This unique narrative, with the player taking the role of protagonist, creates the necessary context and framework for every player-driven decision and action. To achieve this emotional and intellectual player ...