Friday, 31 August 2012 20:01  How to balance convenience and
compliance  In the past, a company’s employees were generally
employees for life; there was little danger of them leaving, and
if they did, the technology didn’t exist for them to take
information with them.  Today, however, the average employee
will hold eight to 10 jobs over his or her professional career,
and if you don’t take the proper precautions, employees could
take your data with them when they leave.  “Today’s ‘migrant
worker’ is smarter and comes with strong skills sets, which
necessitate more sophisticated data requirements regarding
employee identity security,” says Steve Carter, president and
CEO of ii2P.  Smart Business spoke with Carter about the
importance of employee identity security and how to balance
convenience and compliance.  Why should employers be concerned
about employee identity security?  Businesses have three types
of security needs: physical, data and employee identity.
Physical security involves a company’s structure