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- Six ways to strengthen network security and maintain a competitive edge
- Cybersecurity and 5G
- Small Business Webinar: Leading Through Uncertainty
- Navigating the CARES Act process
- How Tools That Leverage Blockchain Can Address Escalating Security Concerns
- How to Run a Public Meeting Online
- Why You Need Managed Detection And Response Services
- The golden age of voice communications
- Worried about fraudulent calls? Build a strong voice security strategy
- Why 56 % of large business are turning to SDN for cybersecurity
- What are successful CX leaders doing differently?
- Three ways technology can enhance your contact center performance
- Five CIO Strategies to Create a CX Roadmap
- Three reasons why the role of the CMO is now a technology job
- Retail Apocalypse? We don’t think so.
- Five technologies helping brand and CPG manufacturers survive disruption
- Digital transformation is everywhere. But did you forget to transform your security program?
- What is an ounce of cybersecurity prevention worth?
- Three Energy and Utility Trends to Watch in 2019
- Stop skimping. Cybersecurity breaches can severely hurt your bottom line.
- How 5G Impacts Your CX Strategy
- IoT Device Security: 6 Ways to Protect Against Often Overlooked Threats
- Why your digital transformation strategy requires a risk management plan
- Overcoming the challenges to digital transformation
- Three reasons why SD WAN is essential for cloud migration
- SD WAN vs. MPLS: Understanding the Difference
- Four ways AI can help build an omnichannel customer experience
- Though behind the scenes, cybersecurity is a star in the media and entertainment industries
- Why connectivity is key to digital transformation
- How Digital Transformation Impacts CX
- How technology is driving the transformation of content
- Security in the public cloud: Get peace of mind
- The Challenges and Benefits of Securing Hybrid Clouds
- Private cloud security: What’s the difference?
- When self-service is done right
- Impact of Communication in Cybersecurity
- Smart City 3.0
- Why rethinking your software culture can be a competitive advantage
- Six reasons you can’t afford to go cheap on network
- A thought experiment about shared credentials
- Acceptable use policies: Keeping your workplace secure
- Advanced threat detection – Adapting to change
- Anatomy of well-managed malware incident
- Briefing the board: Directing security evolvement
- The benefit of IoT for business: Looking past the buzzword
- CIOs need to embrace digital customer experience (CX), otherwise CIO will stand for “Career Is Over”
- Creating the city of the future today
- CX Day 2017: Celebrating customer experience
- Data breaches: how long does the damage last?
- What is the dark web and what does it mean for cyber security?
- Data Breach Digest Update Data ransomware the Catch 22
- Delivering smart, sustainable energy solutions
- Data breaches in industrial environments: Safety comes first
- Error detecting data visualizations
- Help Me, Help You. Sincerely, Your Customer.
- Make sure the bad guys don’t get what they’re hoping for this Christmas
- Man vs machine, which delivers the best customer experience?
- My experience with the Kano Model
- Insider Threat: One pattern, four scenarios, thirteen countermeasures
- My superb Go-To-Gemba customer experience
- Powering the digital economy with modern utilities
- Preparing for GDPR? PCI DSS could help
- Smart cities are the wave of the future
- Smart traffic helps improve quality of life
- Social engineering: Strengthening the weakest link
- Where SMBs have the upper hand
- What to consider when planning your future digital network
- This framework ain't big enough for the both of us
- Verizons Data Breach Digest - Perspective is reality
- Retail’s Digital Roadmap
- Numbers Aren’t Enough: CX Professionals Need to Be Storytellers Too
- A mobile-first approach for designing the best customer experience strategy
- Incident Management Focus: Two Approaches to Incident Response Plans
- I Admit It: I’m Biased
- How to retain viewers with your online video services
- Virtual Network Security Services
- Announcing VERIS Community
- Are we reaching the limits of technology?
- Virtual Network Services- WAN Optimization
- Find the Right Construction Management Tools
- Usage-Based Car Insurance Solutions
- Verizon Intelligent Video and Smart Surveillance
- Ethernet Services & Ethernet Architecture Solutions
- VGo Mobile Telepresence Robot Case Study
- Fleet Maintenance and Performance Case Study
- Auto Dealer Solutions for Courtesy Cars Case Study
- Car Rental Solutions Streamline Rental Operations to Create New Business Models
- Smart Fleet Management Basics
- Adaptive CX Means Liquid Personalization
- Verizon Wireless Private Network Connections
- Entertainment and Media Technology Solutions Help You Deliver More Engaging Content
- Wireless Backup Solutions
- Are you living in a glass house?
- Utilities and Energy Management Technologies
- When it comes to CX, don’t get hung up on the jargon
- Tough Love and the Customer Experience Culture
- “Retail is Dead” — and Other Rumors with no Validity
- Are your vendors the weak link in your cybersecurity?
- Banks—It’s Time To Start Talking To Each Other, Say UK Police
- Cloud storming: You need more than an umbrella to stay secure
- M2M Transportation Solutions Brief
- Network Security Solutions
- Fact Sheet: Verizon Network Analytics
- Customer Experience and the Security Paradox
- Customer Experience Mystification
- Cybersecurity In 2017: It’s Not All Doom And Gloom
- Digital Convergence: The Perfect Storm
- Does connected working kill innovation?
- Don’t make a fish climb a tree: customer preferences matter.
- EESI as Pie: Essential Elements of a Successful Intrusion
- Federal Government Modernization: Priorities for the Federal IT Executive
- Five Ways Tech Can Supercharge Your CX Team
- Get a new perspective on cybersecurity
- Have Your Metrics Become Your Master?
- How to move from product first to customer first
- IoT: from theory to practice
- Is automation your golden ticket to great CX?
- To Sell Or To Serve?
- Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- Keep the "personal" in personalized customer experience
- Make the right cybersecurity investments
- The four pillars of digital transformation
- Stop feeding your customers air sandwiches
- Dedicated IP Internet Services
- Retail Industry Solutions
- Connected working: think outside the box
- Travel and Hospitality Industry Solutions
- Virtual Network Services
- M2M Solutions for Government Brief
- State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017
- Grid Intelligence Water Case Study
- Private IP: Get a network that grows with your business.
- United Security Services
- Business Connections- Business Communication Solutions
- Verizon Cypher Encryption Software
- Achieve Operational Transformation with Dynamic IT Services
- Verizon Collaboration Services: Erase Boundaries and Communicate with Ease
- Workplace Mobility Strategies
- Espionage Health Check
- E-Discovery Support
- Push to Talk Plus Phones & Technology
- Security Incident Response Analytics
- Visual Interactive Calling
- Fleet management service helps improve performance and cut costs
- A Foundation for Growth with Data Center Consolidation and More
- Assessing Intrusion Detection
- Digital Advisory Services - Software Defined Networking Strategic Assessment
- Network Threat Monitoring
- Virtual Network Services-Security
- Drive Business with Fleet Telematics Solutions
- Business Smartphones Jump-Start Productivity
- Mobile Device Management
- Fleet Management Solutions Factsheet
- A better way to get the latest CPE technology
- Rapid Response Services
- Verizon Rapid Delivery Platform
- Advanced Network Experts Retainer
- Cyber Risk Management Program
- Internet Dedicated Services
- Express Connect WAN Services
- Intelligent Cloud Control
- MDM Software Management with OTA Distribution
- Managed Security Services
- Computer Emergency Response Team
- Network discovery service: Discover your network’s potential
- IP Contact Center
- Network Management Solutions Brief
- Mobile Technology for Retailers
- Threat Intel and Response Services
- Business VoIP & Business Phone System Solutions
- Security Health Checks
- Law Enforcement and Public Safety Solutions Brief
- M2M Finance Solutions Brief
- Choosing a Wireless Network Provider
- 4G LTE Enables Business
- Wireless ATMs & Kiosks Factsheet
- Simplify Your Grid Solution
- Take Control of Infrastructure Security with Intelligent Video Surveillance
- Smart Lighting Technology Brief
- Grow your business with leading-edge proof of concept testing
- Managed Security Services – Analytics
- ThingSpace IoT Management
- SD WAN Services
- DDoS Protection Service: DDoS Shield
- Smart Communities Solutions
- Enterprise Mobility Management Solution from MobileIron
- Custom Apps and eForms for Mobile Devices
- Making the Case for MPLS VPNs in the Modern Enterprise
- Diary of a cybercriminal
- HP Elite x2 Business PC on the Verizon 4G LTE Network
- Private Network Traffic Management
- Retail M2M solutions
- SD WAN Service with Application Aware Routing
- Virtual Network Services Solutions Brief
- The Verizon Fleet Management System
- Verizon Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions
- Private Network Traffic and Bandwidth Management
- Verizon ThingsSpace IoT Development Platform
- The Verizon Network-Backed Asset Tracking System
- The resonant theme of RSA 2016
- Optimize Fleet Operations With Verizon Autoshare
- Unified Communications and Collaboration as a Service Factsheet
- Networkfleet Fleet Management Case Study
- Leading the way for vision zero
- How SDN can help your business transform and grow
- Helping your workers get the most out of your new cloud based communications solution
- Implementing automation in your contact center read this first
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- Five reasons why your business needs software-defined networking
- The Delicate Nature of Trust
- Will SDN replace MPLS? Not so fast.
- The future of connected vehicles hinges on today’s investments.
- Cyber risk and SEC disclosure: why and how
- Revolutionize your communications: Migrating to a cloud-based platform
- The role human touch plays in the digital customer experience.
- The importance of public-private partnerships to make smart cities a reality
- Staying Ahead of the Curve
- Are You About to Sever the Final Thread Your Dissatisfied Customer Is Clinging To?
- How to break down the barriers to SDN adoption
- Keep an eye on these five KPIs as you drive improved customer experience using artificial intelligence
- The four key steps to improving customer experience with artificial intelligence
- Staying safe online: Observing good digital hygiene
- 2017 Data Breach Digest: Half Year Anniversary
- Better living through parking
- Five best practices for managing your network security in the age of digital transformation
- Your Endpoint Security Strategy Needs a Hug
- 5G and autonomous vehicles: turning fiction into reality
- Making cities safer for everyone
- Be a better bot boss: 3 tips for CX chatbot success
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality: A humanizing revolution for customer engagement
- For insurers, failure is learning—and you need to learn fast.
- Network Orchestration Enhances Digital Transformation
- It’s real: Digital transformation is already delivering results
- The Humanability of Smart Cities
- How DevOps can turn IT into the leaders of your business
- Knowledge is power: How an intelligent knowledge base powers CX
- Light the way to futureproof your smart city investment
- Why DevOps is critical for improving the customer experience
- Innovate the retail experience with these five steps
- Get the SD WAN facts before you buy
- Are you "over-sharing" your customer feedback data?
- Why risk scoring is critical for your business (and your career)
- Changing consumer demands are forcing entire business models to be rethought
- Cyber security posture FAQ: know your cyber risk
- Deception Technology: A strategic imperative for detection and response
- Voice Security Strategy Best Practices
- CX Improvement: The need to put consumer data protection and privacy first
- The Digital Transformation of the NFL Stadium and the 5G Fan Experience
- How to Improve Customer Experience
- Customer Personalization: The time is now for customized experiences
- Why Cyber Risk Visibility is the Key to Security
- 2019 LinkedIn Phishing Threat
- Minimize Your Attack Surface
- How Velocity Can Impact Cyber Security Strategy
- The top 10 criteria for selecting an SD WAN vendor
- How to implement SD WAN architecture the right way
- The Power of SD WAN and 5G
- Creating an Effective Cyber Security Incident Response Plan
- Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card
- How digital transformation is impacting the utilities sector
- How to promote teamwork among remote employees
- Three keys to managing remote employees
- Business Impact of Coronavirus: Ready in the Face of Uncertainty
- Tips to promote connectivity in digital workplace
- Accelerate Your Digital Workplace with 5G Mobility
- How to Prevent Phishing & Malware Attacks
- Tips and strategies to improve virtual meeting performance
- PCI Compliance: What to Know About Digital Payment Security
- Getting Calls When Working Remotely
- Keep your business open when your location is closed
- How to improve the customer service experience in crisis situations
- Methods & Types of Business Communication Services that Businesses Rely On
- How to Work Remotely Using Collaboration Tools
- How Mobile Hotspots Can Help When Working Remotely
- Teamwork and Collaboration Best Practices
- Remote Work Security Policy & Best Practices
- Streamline CX with Better Tech Integration
- Creating a Personalized Customer Experience
- Does your school have these five critical security features?
- Telehealth Relief for COVID-19
- Transform Your Network with Edge Computing
- Five ways the cloud can help improve your school's security
- How to enhance distance learning and remote employee training sessions
- Nine scary security stats educators everywhere should know
- What is Zero Trust Architecture
- Remote Work Tips for the Public Sector
- Five top mobile security threats
- Strategic Outsourcing
- Tips for Small Businesses in a Tough Economy
- The Future of Telehealth Starts Today
- Considering Remote IT Support Solutions
- Four tips to strengthen your digital marketing strategy
- User Experience Checklist
- BYOD Security for Remote Employees
- Building a 30/60/90 Day Business Plan
- Strategize with Small Business Cyber Security Plan
- Small Business Cyber Security and Data Breaches
- Five productivity tips for your newly remote team
- Corporate Network Enhancements
- In cybersecurity, integrity matters.
- Creating the New Normal for Your Small Business
- Connectivity best practices for distance learning
- Scalable Network Solutions During Critical Events
- Ways to Find New Customers Now
- How to Protect Data Security
- Small Business Innovation for Big Impact
- Finding Alternative Small Business Funding
- Tips to Transition to Working from Home
- Five best practices for choosing the right security provider
- Three next-gen technologies that will define cybersecurity in the next decade
- Analyzing the COVID-19 data breach landscape
- Funding Safe and Secure Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- Cyber security posture FAQ: know your cyber risk
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- Mobile Security Strategy: Beyond Devices and Users
- Keep ahead of the curve: Small business advice for 2021
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- The overlooked signs of a data breach
- The importance of network visibility for your business
- What is industrial control system security?
- How Interactive Teller Machines are changing the future of the bank branch
- Build a cybersecurity infrastructure for the future
- Future of Collaboration
- Get primed for what’s possible: How 5G applications could drive value for your business
- Third-party risk management: are your vendors the weak link in your cyber security?
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How to create an effective acceptable use policy
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How to create an effective acceptable use policy
- Real-time crime centers and law enforcement technology
- Six ways to strengthen network security and maintain a competitive edge
- Cybersecurity and 5G
- Small Business Webinar: Leading Through Uncertainty
- Navigating the CARES Act process
- How Tools That Leverage Blockchain Can Address Escalating Security Concerns
- How to Run a Public Meeting Online
- Why You Need Managed Detection And Response Services
- The golden age of voice communications
- Worried about fraudulent calls? Build a strong voice security strategy
- Why 56 % of large business are turning to SDN for cybersecurity
- What are successful CX leaders doing differently?
- Three ways technology can enhance your contact center performance
- Five CIO Strategies to Create a CX Roadmap
- Three reasons why the role of the CMO is now a technology job
- Retail Apocalypse? We don’t think so.
- Five technologies helping brand and CPG manufacturers survive disruption
- Digital transformation is everywhere. But did you forget to transform your security program?
- What is an ounce of cybersecurity prevention worth?
- Three Energy and Utility Trends to Watch in 2019
- Stop skimping. Cybersecurity breaches can severely hurt your bottom line.
- How 5G Impacts Your CX Strategy
- IoT Device Security: 6 Ways to Protect Against Often Overlooked Threats
- Why your digital transformation strategy requires a risk management plan
- Overcoming the challenges to digital transformation
- Three reasons why SD WAN is essential for cloud migration
- SD WAN vs. MPLS: Understanding the Difference
- Four ways AI can help build an omnichannel customer experience
- Though behind the scenes, cybersecurity is a star in the media and entertainment industries
- Why connectivity is key to digital transformation
- How Digital Transformation Impacts CX
- How technology is driving the transformation of content
- Security in the public cloud: Get peace of mind
- The Challenges and Benefits of Securing Hybrid Clouds
- Private cloud security: What’s the difference?
- When self-service is done right
- Impact of Communication in Cybersecurity
- Smart City 3.0
- Why rethinking your software culture can be a competitive advantage
- Six reasons you can’t afford to go cheap on network
- A thought experiment about shared credentials
- Acceptable use policies: Keeping your workplace secure
- Advanced threat detection – Adapting to change
- Anatomy of well-managed malware incident
- Briefing the board: Directing security evolvement
- The benefit of IoT for business: Looking past the buzzword
- CIOs need to embrace digital customer experience (CX), otherwise CIO will stand for “Career Is Over”
- Creating the city of the future today
- CX Day 2017: Celebrating customer experience
- Data breaches: how long does the damage last?
- What is the dark web and what does it mean for cyber security?
- Data Breach Digest Update Data ransomware the Catch 22
- Delivering smart, sustainable energy solutions
- Data breaches in industrial environments: Safety comes first
- Error detecting data visualizations
- Help Me, Help You. Sincerely, Your Customer.
- Make sure the bad guys don’t get what they’re hoping for this Christmas
- Man vs machine, which delivers the best customer experience?
- My experience with the Kano Model
- Insider Threat: One pattern, four scenarios, thirteen countermeasures
- My superb Go-To-Gemba customer experience
- Powering the digital economy with modern utilities
- Preparing for GDPR? PCI DSS could help
- Smart cities are the wave of the future
- Smart traffic helps improve quality of life
- Social engineering: Strengthening the weakest link
- Where SMBs have the upper hand
- What to consider when planning your future digital network
- This framework ain't big enough for the both of us
- Verizons Data Breach Digest - Perspective is reality
- Retail’s Digital Roadmap
- Numbers Aren’t Enough: CX Professionals Need to Be Storytellers Too
- A mobile-first approach for designing the best customer experience strategy
- Incident Management Focus: Two Approaches to Incident Response Plans
- I Admit It: I’m Biased
- How to retain viewers with your online video services
- Virtual Network Security Services
- Announcing VERIS Community
- Are we reaching the limits of technology?
- Virtual Network Services- WAN Optimization
- Find the Right Construction Management Tools
- Usage-Based Car Insurance Solutions
- Verizon Intelligent Video and Smart Surveillance
- Ethernet Services & Ethernet Architecture Solutions
- VGo Mobile Telepresence Robot Case Study
- Fleet Maintenance and Performance Case Study
- Auto Dealer Solutions for Courtesy Cars Case Study
- Car Rental Solutions Streamline Rental Operations to Create New Business Models
- Smart Fleet Management Basics
- Adaptive CX Means Liquid Personalization
- Verizon Wireless Private Network Connections
- Entertainment and Media Technology Solutions Help You Deliver More Engaging Content
- Wireless Backup Solutions
- Are you living in a glass house?
- Utilities and Energy Management Technologies
- When it comes to CX, don’t get hung up on the jargon
- Tough Love and the Customer Experience Culture
- “Retail is Dead” — and Other Rumors with no Validity
- Are your vendors the weak link in your cybersecurity?
- Banks—It’s Time To Start Talking To Each Other, Say UK Police
- Cloud storming: You need more than an umbrella to stay secure
- M2M Transportation Solutions Brief
- Network Security Solutions
- Fact Sheet: Verizon Network Analytics
- Customer Experience and the Security Paradox
- Customer Experience Mystification
- Cybersecurity In 2017: It’s Not All Doom And Gloom
- Digital Convergence: The Perfect Storm
- Does connected working kill innovation?
- Don’t make a fish climb a tree: customer preferences matter.
- EESI as Pie: Essential Elements of a Successful Intrusion
- Federal Government Modernization: Priorities for the Federal IT Executive
- Five Ways Tech Can Supercharge Your CX Team
- Get a new perspective on cybersecurity
- Have Your Metrics Become Your Master?
- How to move from product first to customer first
- IoT: from theory to practice
- Is automation your golden ticket to great CX?
- To Sell Or To Serve?
- Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- Keep the "personal" in personalized customer experience
- Make the right cybersecurity investments
- The four pillars of digital transformation
- Stop feeding your customers air sandwiches
- Dedicated IP Internet Services
- Retail Industry Solutions
- Connected working: think outside the box
- Travel and Hospitality Industry Solutions
- Virtual Network Services
- M2M Solutions for Government Brief
- State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017
- Grid Intelligence Water Case Study
- Private IP: Get a network that grows with your business.
- United Security Services
- Business Connections- Business Communication Solutions
- Verizon Cypher Encryption Software
- Achieve Operational Transformation with Dynamic IT Services
- Verizon Collaboration Services: Erase Boundaries and Communicate with Ease
- Workplace Mobility Strategies
- Espionage Health Check
- E-Discovery Support
- Push to Talk Plus Phones & Technology
- Security Incident Response Analytics
- Visual Interactive Calling
- Fleet management service helps improve performance and cut costs
- A Foundation for Growth with Data Center Consolidation and More
- Assessing Intrusion Detection
- Digital Advisory Services - Software Defined Networking Strategic Assessment
- Network Threat Monitoring
- Virtual Network Services-Security
- Drive Business with Fleet Telematics Solutions
- Business Smartphones Jump-Start Productivity
- Mobile Device Management
- Fleet Management Solutions Factsheet
- A better way to get the latest CPE technology
- Rapid Response Services
- Verizon Rapid Delivery Platform
- Advanced Network Experts Retainer
- Cyber Risk Management Program
- Internet Dedicated Services
- Express Connect WAN Services
- Intelligent Cloud Control
- MDM Software Management with OTA Distribution
- Managed Security Services
- Computer Emergency Response Team
- Network discovery service: Discover your network’s potential
- IP Contact Center
- Network Management Solutions Brief
- Mobile Technology for Retailers
- Threat Intel and Response Services
- Business VoIP & Business Phone System Solutions
- Security Health Checks
- Law Enforcement and Public Safety Solutions Brief
- M2M Finance Solutions Brief
- Choosing a Wireless Network Provider
- 4G LTE Enables Business
- Wireless ATMs & Kiosks Factsheet
- Simplify Your Grid Solution
- Take Control of Infrastructure Security with Intelligent Video Surveillance
- Smart Lighting Technology Brief
- Grow your business with leading-edge proof of concept testing
- Managed Security Services – Analytics
- ThingSpace IoT Management
- SD WAN Services
- DDoS Protection Service: DDoS Shield
- Smart Communities Solutions
- Enterprise Mobility Management Solution from MobileIron
- Custom Apps and eForms for Mobile Devices
- Making the Case for MPLS VPNs in the Modern Enterprise
- Diary of a cybercriminal
- HP Elite x2 Business PC on the Verizon 4G LTE Network
- Private Network Traffic Management
- Retail M2M solutions
- SD WAN Service with Application Aware Routing
- Virtual Network Services Solutions Brief
- The Verizon Fleet Management System
- Verizon Condition-Based Maintenance Solutions
- Private Network Traffic and Bandwidth Management
- Verizon ThingsSpace IoT Development Platform
- The Verizon Network-Backed Asset Tracking System
- The resonant theme of RSA 2016
- Optimize Fleet Operations With Verizon Autoshare
- Unified Communications and Collaboration as a Service Factsheet
- Networkfleet Fleet Management Case Study
- Leading the way for vision zero
- How SDN can help your business transform and grow
- Helping your workers get the most out of your new cloud based communications solution
- Implementing automation in your contact center read this first
- How to keep your business communications secure
- Five reasons why your business needs software-defined networking
- The Delicate Nature of Trust
- Will SDN replace MPLS? Not so fast.
- The future of connected vehicles hinges on today’s investments.
- Cyber risk and SEC disclosure: why and how
- Revolutionize your communications: Migrating to a cloud-based platform
- The role human touch plays in the digital customer experience.
- The importance of public-private partnerships to make smart cities a reality
- Staying Ahead of the Curve
- Are You About to Sever the Final Thread Your Dissatisfied Customer Is Clinging To?
- How to break down the barriers to SDN adoption
- Keep an eye on these five KPIs as you drive improved customer experience using artificial intelligence
- The four key steps to improving customer experience with artificial intelligence
- Staying safe online: Observing good digital hygiene
- 2017 Data Breach Digest: Half Year Anniversary
- Better living through parking
- Five best practices for managing your network security in the age of digital transformation
- Your Endpoint Security Strategy Needs a Hug
- 5G and autonomous vehicles: turning fiction into reality
- Making cities safer for everyone
- Be a better bot boss: 3 tips for CX chatbot success
- Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality: A humanizing revolution for customer engagement
- For insurers, failure is learning—and you need to learn fast.
- Network Orchestration Enhances Digital Transformation
- It’s real: Digital transformation is already delivering results
- The Humanability of Smart Cities
- How DevOps can turn IT into the leaders of your business
- Knowledge is power: How an intelligent knowledge base powers CX
- Light the way to futureproof your smart city investment
- Why DevOps is critical for improving the customer experience
- Innovate the retail experience with these five steps
- Get the SD WAN facts before you buy
- Are you "over-sharing" your customer feedback data?
- Why risk scoring is critical for your business (and your career)
- Changing consumer demands are forcing entire business models to be rethought
- Cyber security posture FAQ: know your cyber risk
- Deception Technology: A strategic imperative for detection and response
- Voice Security Strategy Best Practices
- CX Improvement: The need to put consumer data protection and privacy first
- The Digital Transformation of the NFL Stadium and the 5G Fan Experience
- How to Improve Customer Experience
- Customer Personalization: The time is now for customized experiences
- Why Cyber Risk Visibility is the Key to Security
- 2019 LinkedIn Phishing Threat
- Minimize Your Attack Surface
- How Velocity Can Impact Cyber Security Strategy
- The top 10 criteria for selecting an SD WAN vendor
- How to implement SD WAN architecture the right way
- The Power of SD WAN and 5G
- Creating an Effective Cyber Security Incident Response Plan
- Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card
- How digital transformation is impacting the utilities sector
- How to promote teamwork among remote employees
- Three keys to managing remote employees
- Business Impact of Coronavirus: Ready in the Face of Uncertainty
- Tips to promote connectivity in digital workplace
- Accelerate Your Digital Workplace with 5G Mobility
- How to Prevent Phishing & Malware Attacks
- Tips and strategies to improve virtual meeting performance
- PCI Compliance: What to Know About Digital Payment Security
- Getting Calls When Working Remotely
- Keep your business open when your location is closed
- How to improve the customer service experience in crisis situations
- Methods & Types of Business Communication Services that Businesses Rely On
- How to Work Remotely Using Collaboration Tools
- How Mobile Hotspots Can Help When Working Remotely
- Teamwork and Collaboration Best Practices
- Remote Work Security Policy & Best Practices
- Streamline CX with Better Tech Integration
- Creating a Personalized Customer Experience
- Does your school have these five critical security features?
- Telehealth Relief for COVID-19
- Transform Your Network with Edge Computing
- Five ways the cloud can help improve your school's security
- How to enhance distance learning and remote employee training sessions
- Nine scary security stats educators everywhere should know
- What is Zero Trust Architecture
- Remote Work Tips for the Public Sector
- Five top mobile security threats
- Strategic Outsourcing
- Tips for Small Businesses in a Tough Economy
- The Future of Telehealth Starts Today
- Considering Remote IT Support Solutions
- Four tips to strengthen your digital marketing strategy
- User Experience Checklist
- BYOD Security for Remote Employees
- Building a 30/60/90 Day Business Plan
- Strategize with Small Business Cyber Security Plan
- Small Business Cyber Security and Data Breaches
- Five productivity tips for your newly remote team
- Corporate Network Enhancements
- In cybersecurity, integrity matters.
- Creating the New Normal for Your Small Business
- Connectivity best practices for distance learning
- Scalable Network Solutions During Critical Events
- Ways to Find New Customers Now
- How to Protect Data Security
- Small Business Innovation for Big Impact
- Finding Alternative Small Business Funding
- Tips to Transition to Working from Home
- Five best practices for choosing the right security provider
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How to create
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Author: David Grady
The rapid shift to remote working driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased cybersecurity risks and attacks. Having the right security policies in place—and consistently enforcing them—can help keep your organization safe. One key priority that companies should have is put in place effective acceptable use policies for workplace technology.
What is an acceptable use policy?
An acceptable use policy sets clear boundaries on behavior for using company resources and data. A strong policy, reinforced with user training, can help create a secure foundation for your organization.
Responsibility for developing, delivering and enforcing the acceptable use policy should be shared between HR, legal, IT security, and IT support stakeholders. The policy helps limit insider threat risk—the risk from actions of employees, consumers, contractors and vendors. Anyone permitted to interact with your company’s IT infrastructure should know exactly what is expected of them—and what is forbidden—through the policy.
Operating without a clear acceptable use policy can increase risk of things like:
- Accidental data breaches—e.g. sensitive data leaking outside your organization because employees copied it to their personal cloud storage accounts.
- Business operations disruption—e.g. data loss and disabled networks because inappropriate web browsing introduced ransomware.
- Reputational damage—data breaches that become public can harm brand and investor confidence especially if the breach was easily avoidable.
What should an acceptable use policy cover?
Comprehensiveness and clarity are the two things to focus on in an acceptable use policy. You have to think through the technologies that users interface with, the services they use, and the misuse and mistakes that can happen. You also have to think through how users will understand the policy and its application. You want to encourage acceptance, and reporting of violations by all users—not just ordinary employees. Risk won’t be reduced if users aren’t complying and supporting compliance. The following are recommendations for a robust policy.
Cover both inadvertent and intentional actions of users
Use clear, plain language to promote understanding and acceptance. Things that might not be permitted include:
- Checking personal emails using a work computer—this could introduce an unmonitored attack vector for phishing, ransomware and other malware.
- Storing company data on personal storage—data breaches or theft may occur from poorly secured or maliciously used personal storage accounts.
It can also help to offer examples of permitted alternatives
This is important where corporate assets are not used solely for business purposes, or where employees might expect some leeway in internet usage and time management. Examples:
- Using a company smartphone to check the weather on the way to a meeting. No-one wants to get caught in the rain.
- Reading the headlines of a popular news site during a lunch break. Reputable mainstream new sites tend to be relatively low-risk.
Make clear how policy compliance is monitored and enforced
It could include an anonymous tip-line, random audits, web proxy logging, etc. Knowing that compliance is monitored encourages voluntary reporting, and it can deter violations.
Cover every user
Too many organizations grant exceptions to management and leadership. However, attackers need only one weak point to gain entry, and common gaps and mistakes make it easy for them. Additionally, users are less likely to report policy violations if they’ve seen prior violations go unaddressed.
Cover social media use
The policy should cover users in roles that require them to post on behalf of the company, as well as those who do not require direct access. It’s important that users know exactly what is appropriate.
What acceptable use policy rules are recommended for remote work?
Remote working needs special focus in an acceptable use policy, especially in light of the growth of remote work from the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work through mobile devices creates new environment, with new risk considerations like loss, theft, unauthorized apps, and failure to keep systems updated and patched. Below are some recommended rules.
Secure BYOD together with company-owned mobile devices
Whether your business follows a bring-your-own-device (BYOD), corporate-owned but personally enabled (COPE) or other device-enablement policy, be sure that all devices accessing corporate data are secure. Remind employees working remotely that it is their responsibility to protect company systems and data regardless of what device they use to access them.
Specify which mobile devices may be used for business functions and in what situations
The specifications should include listing which devices may be used to access and store any given information. This is particularly important for companies that implement bring-your own-device policies. Make information available from these devices through mobile device management platforms, but check that the data being collected matches the content outlined in your acceptable use policy.
Ensure operating systems are patched and up to date
An out-of-date or unpatched operating system (OS) makes your system more vulnerable and susceptible to attacks. When an OS is outdated, it’s likely your apps are as well. Establish expectations for your employees to keep their OS and apps updated and patched.
Limit your apps to what’s company approved
It’s not always enough to hope employees and partners follow policy; deploying technical controls can force compliance with the limitations described in a policy. For example, an acceptable use policy may state that “checking personal email with company-issued devices” is forbidden, so you may want to block such sites via web proxy. Mobile apps are another way your data can be compromised; hackers can enter your system through mobile apps, even including well known business apps. Forty-three percent of companies prohibit their employees from using apps that aren’t from the company or an official app store.1 Controls exist to support limiting your employee app installation on company devices to app stores and company-sanctioned sites.
Remind employees to be vigilant against phishing
With employees working from home, it’s easy to use mobile devices to respond to emails. However, mobile users tend to be more vulnerable to a phishing attack than those on other devices. Set guidelines for your employees to be vigilant against phishing and report its occurrence.
Closing thoughts:
Your acceptable use policy helps manage insider threat risk by providing clear boundaries for company resource and data use. It should be a shared responsibility between HR, legal, IT security, and IT support stakeholders. Make sure the policy is understandable and written in clear, plain language. Also, make sure it is comprehensive, covering intentional and unintentional actions by all users—employees at all levels, consumers, contractors and vendors.
Reinforce it with user training to help create a secure foundation for your organization. Anyone permitted to interact with your IT infrastructure should know exactly what is expected of them through the policy.
For a full list of recommended acceptable use policy rules, see the Verizon Acceptable-Use Policy Guide and you can learn how Verizon’s security and protection services can help you secure your business.
David Grady is an ISACA-Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist at Verizon Business Group.
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