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Are You Playing Security ‘Elf on the Shelf’?

While your end users may act like children from time to time, your security practices shouldn’t treat them like they are. Gain visibility and control before being placed on the naughty list.

SecurityWeek News

December 24, 2013

While your end users may act like children from time to time, your security practices shouldn’t treat them like they are. Gain visibility and control before being placed on the naughty list.

With the holidays rapidly approaching and 2013 coming to a close, I’ve been reading a variety of articles on topics such as, ‘The 10 biggest security issues of 2013,’ ‘What areas do CIOs/IT organizations under invest’ and a ‘How will security in the cloud and mobile change in 2014.’ As I read these stories, I am reminded of a little holiday tradition we have here at my house for our children – I’m sure some parents might do something similar.

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