email management

Nothing can screw up a well-managed network faster than the people for whom you built it.

The NiemanJournalismLab blog is reporting that a federal appeals court in Boston has handed down a decision that has disturbed many, declaring that truth published with “actual malice” can be considered libel.

If you’re like most people, then you’re already using anti-virus software and have implemented anti-spam controls so that unwanted email does not reach your inbox. Occasionally I look at my “spam” folder and am surprised to see emails in there that I would ordinarily read. Some are even emails that I must read.

One important areas of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (”SOX”) of 2002 is to protect whistle blowers who speak out against a company not performing due diligence with document management and email archiving compliance. Section 1107 of SOX states:

One important areas of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (”SOX”) of 2002 is to protect whistle blowers who speak out against a company not performing due diligence with document management and email archiving compliance. Section 1107 of SOX states:

Migrating from one email system to Exchange is not an easy task but with proper planning it can be done. No matter what system you had used previously, the following are some of the aspects that many have to deal with and make a decision about. The first is the cost.

Recently I had an opportunity to meet with an associate and email administrator in New York City named Lisa Bruno. She and her team are involved in a Lotus Notes-to-Microsoft Exchange migration. Lisa shared some interesting insights. Having recently migrated to Exchange 2007, one of the many questions we find is ‘what to use for backup?’.

I recently wrote about Arizona’s new law concerning encryption of personal data. Several states are enacting similar legislation, and encrypting such data is becoming a de facto national policy. Most recently, Massachusetts issued new regulations on the same subject last month, and that state’s laws will take effect on January 1, 2009.

The Nevada law that requires businesses to encrypt data that is transmitted to customers took effect this month, and is expected to have an impact far beyond the state’s borders. An article in today’s Wall Street Journal highlighted some of the challenges of the bill, to which all companies doing business with people in Arizona must comply.

The best server hardware configuration is in place for SMTP mail routing. Back up building generators are available in the office building. Uninterruptible power supplies, with UPS monitoring software, are connected to the email servers. So brown outs, electrical spikes and blackouts are in place to maintain server functionality.

John Mancini over at the Conquer Information Chaos blog thinks so, and he can’t understand why it hasn’t become a priority in document management yet. Here’s an excerpt from his post: In a nutshell, email is a microcosm of the DIGITAL LANDFILL that exists in most organizations…. We all have it.

According to a study commissioned by Cisco Systems and carried out by InsightExpress, much of the data leakage that occurs is the result of poor practices by employees and could be easily prevented.