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ARTICLES		Date Posted
►	Prevent ID Theft with Responsible Information-Handling Practices in the Workplace by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse This updated version of key things that employers can do to prevent ID theft is a classic. Read More...	3 Jan 07
►	Identity-Theft Services as a Workplace Benefit By Russ Wiles A few forward-looking companies are starting to add identity-theft services as a workplace benefit. They're doing it to keep employees happy - and productive. Read More...	23 Sep 05
►	Designing an e-HR Process By Patrick Hatfield The laws of every state now permit HR departments to complete and deliver the full range of HR/benefits documents using e-signatures and e-delivery. This article provides an overview of the applicable laws, outlines risks and provides possible framework for designing and implementing an effective e-HR process. Read More...	13 Jun 05
►	Spyware Aware By Carl Bennett, CISSP Spyware is threatening the stability of our home and office computers. This article describes the problem and offers practical suggestions to avoid spyware in the first place. It also discusses Anti-Spyware products that you can use to remove spyware from your computer. Read more...	27 Jan 05
►	Personal Data: Secure Or Shred Before FTC Sweeps By Brannon Anthony, Brian T. Casey, Patrick J. Hatfield, Jon A. Neiditz, Amanda M. Witt The Federal Trade Commission is keeping all organizations possessing personal information - whether on customers, employees, contractors or others - busy with new enforcement initiatives of security rules for financial institutions and new, overlapping security rules for disposal of consumer reports or of information derived from consumer reports. Read More...	7 Dec 04
►	The Other Shoe Drops in Information Security By Jon A. Neiditz "Reasonable Security" for customer and employee personal information is being imposed on all businesses and employees beyond the heath and financial sectors. Read More...	7 Dec 04
►	E-Health: Putting A Man on the Moon By Brannon Anthony, Brian T. Casey, Patrick J. Hatfield, Jon A. Neiditz Health insurers and providers can help electronic medical records avoid the pitfalls of HIPAA's standard transactions and code sets. Read More...	7 Dec 04
►	ID Theft, Outsourcing and the Unsafe Workplace By Jon Neiditz and Martin Abrams Americans will need to face the fact that protection of their good names may mean sacrifice of workplace privacy. The sea changes in global outsourcing, identity theft and the American workplace are combining to yield unanticipated consequences for our “right to be left alone.” Read More...	24 Oct 04
►	Data Protection: Two Hot Issues for HR to Handle By Carla G. Gracen and Deborah A. King, SPHR As HR professionals we know that information is a valuable commodity for every business, and it needs to be protected against misuse. As advocates for employee development and business partners managing employer assets, we have an obligation and responsibility to promote data protection awareness as a critical component of all business strategies. This challenge grows more complex as we balance the conflicting needs of securing information while guaranteeing privacy. Read more...	11 Jul 02
►	Could You Hold That Door For Me? By Katie Walden Physical security is important too. This article describes the pitfalls of poor physical security and tips to improve your facilities. Read more...	21 Oct 03
►	Attacks From the Outside By Carl Bennett, CISSP This year Information Security has been identified as one of IT's top concerns. Since the risk of losing business due to outside security attacks has grown so rapidly, companies are looking for ways to improve security. As information technology gets more complicated, the number of ways to exploit a system increases. How should companies deal with this increasing problem? Read more	21 Oct 03
►	Purchase IHRIM's Go To Guide These “must have” reference books are available in a printed version with CD-ROM and as a PDF. Each book contains eight detailed chapters packed with information you need in the HRMS profession. The advanced series includes a chapter on 'Data Privacy and Human Resource Management' - IHRIM Go-to-Guides	07 Jul 03
►	Offshore Ops To Get Stronger Privacy Lock - Computer World, June 03 India's move to draft a data protection bill highlights the privacy issues that companies outsourcing to India need to deal with. http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,81698,00.html?nlid=AM	01 Jul 03
►	Identity Fraud - This Crime is Changing Your Job, Presentation by Nevin Maffett	25 May 03
►	Social Security Numbers as Employee Identifiers, Article by Donald Harris	01 Mar 03

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