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Social Networking

You Have an Emergency Notification System…OK, Then What?

2010-06-17
By: Awareity
On: June 17, 2010
In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Emergency Management, Incident Reporting, Risk Management

  I recently came across a blog in Emergency Management Magazine discussing the need to use multiple forms of emergency notifications.  Lessons learned and recent studies reveal that the public won’t likely take action unless they receive their directions from at least two trusted sources.  A study on evacuations during the San Diego wildfires found that residents generally wouldn’t leave their homes until they had received confirmation from a second source (like the news or a personal contact). Thankfully, in today’s networked environment, people have information coming at them from all sides (friends, media, online news, social networking sites, etc.) and will most likely beRead More →

Social Media Policies…Does your Organization Have One?

2010-02-04
By: Awareity
On: February 4, 2010
In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Human Resources, Incident Reporting, Information Security

  Did you see the FINRA news release last week announcing guidance for securities firms and brokers regarding the use of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs to communicate with their investors? Securities firms and brokers are now required to develop their own customized policies and procedures to ensure all personnel are complying with regulatory requirements when using social networking sites and that their online recommendations are suitable and not misleading to investors.  Firms and brokers must have a general policy prohibiting any associated person from engaging in business communications in a social media site that is not subject to the firm’sRead More →

Fact or Fiction with Tweets and Web Sites

2009-11-02
By: Awareity
On: November 2, 2009
In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Information Security

The battle of the megaphones…it’s on! The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has launched a web site to target misinformation and offers a way to let its members, employees, employers and others keep up with issues in national health care reform, pension investments and security. CalPERSResponds.com is the new web site that will also link to its social media posts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. According to Patricia Macht, CalPERS director of external affairs, “There’s a lot of information and misinformation about CalPERS” and “We hope this site will help separate the facts from fiction and provide some education, insight and clarity to theseRead More →

Social Networking – Good News and Bad News…

2009-06-08
By: Awareity
On: June 8, 2009
In: *Connecting the Dots Blog*, Information Privacy, Information Security, Risk Management

The good news is that Social Networking is experiencing explosive growth. The bad news is that Social Networking is experiencing explosive growth. According to the third annual Deloitte LLP Ethics & Workplace survey, organizational leaders have some decisions to make when it comes to employee beliefs and management beliefs regarding online Social Networking. 60% of business executives believe they have the right to know how employees portray themselves and their organizations in online social networks 53% of employees disagree and say their social networking pages are not an employer’s concern 63% of younger employees (age 18-34)  say employers have no business monitoring their online activityRead More →

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