Security wheel

Enterprise security is not always a top priority or even on the mind of employees, but it should be. Educated employee’s are the first line of defense against security breaches. In large multinational companies their best defence strategy is to partner with their employees, prepare them with knowledge and empower them to live a secure lifestyle both at work and at home. The graphic shows some tips on how to keep our employees informed about good practices in security measures.

• The best way to protect against vulnerabilities at the enterprise level is to start by defining a plan that ensures security Education and Awareness is integrated into the business operational lifecycle as soon as possible.
• To ensure key security messages arrive effectively, think about how best to share these messages. For security-related alerts that require employee action you might consider an email as the appropriate method. For general awareness and reminders, digital signage around buildings and/or informal meetings may work better. One thing to bear in mind, have consistent branding around every communication.
• Informing employees of any new security policies or initiatives can help keep your security top of their mind. Have a clear objective of what you want your employees to learn and present the information in a way that is meaningful and memorable.
• Start an incentive program where employees that participate in your campaigns get recognized for their efforts. The more fun you have around security awareness and education, the more employees will automatically tune in to the topic.
• Cyber attacks will never stop targeting employees, so foster a workplace environment where employees feel comfortable sharing potential vulnerabilities they encounter without fear of reprisals.
• Empowering your employees to take charge of enterprise security within their own space lets them “practice security” on a daily basis, eventually becoming second nature to them.
• Add in a couple of worthwhile incentives, and you can have an army of security champions. Champions are a companies voices that help to influence employees and drive security awareness throughout the organization.
• Always measure your success or failures and learn from the results to see if the employees gained anything from your communications plan. Create feedback through social channels like the companies intranet portal any other channels that work. Using surveys to evaluate the success is just one way to achieve these results.
• Publish industry trends helps employees stay up to date with the latest attacks and can mitigate them. Employees need to know that not all organizations fall into the same category and what works in one organization may not work in another.
• Encouraging employees to share their experiences, stories and insights with family and friends will help create public awareness,  thus helping to enable a more secure environment for everyone.

Remember that a Happy Employee is a valuable asset to any organization.

How do task links affect the schedule?

Task links (dependencies) show the relationship in time of one task to another. Linking tasks creates task dependencies. The long chain of tasks determines the entire length and end of a project. You have both Predecessors and Successors, ones that a task relies on and those task that rely on the current one.
Project management tip As you link tasks in a project, a path of links is set up. This path determines the end of your project. Some paths that you create are paths and some are the critical paths. A critical path is that path that when any task is delayed this will make the total project late.

Link type                    Description
Finish-to-start (FS) 
The dependent task (B) cannot begin until the task that it depends on (A) is complete.
For example, if you have two tasks, “Dig foundation” and “Pour concrete,” the “Pour concrete” task cannot begin until the “Dig foundation” task is completed.
When you link tasks in Project, the default link type is finish-to-start.
This link type is the default type. If you don’t specify a link type, the Finish-to-start relationship is assumed.

Start-to-start (SS)
The dependent task (B) cannot begin until the task that it depends on (A) begins.
The dependent task can start at any time after the task that it depends on begins. The SS link type does not require that both tasks begin at the same time.
For example, if you have two tasks, “Pour concrete” and “Level concrete,” the “Level concrete” task cannot begin until the “Pour concrete” task begins.

Finish-to-finish (FF)
The dependent task (B) cannot be completed until the task that it depends on (A) is completed.
The dependent task can be completed at any time after the task that it depends on is completed. The FF link type does not require that both tasks be completed at the same time.
For example, if you have two tasks, “Add wiring” and “add plumbing,” both must be completed at the same time before any inspection can be done.

Start-to-finish (SF)
The dependent task (B) cannot be completed until the task that it depends on (A) begins.
The dependent task can be completed at any time after the task that it depends on begins. The SF link type does not require that the dependent task be completed concurrent with the beginning of the task on which it depends.
This link type is rarely used in project management. An example would be roofing a home, and the two tasks: add roofing, supervise the work. In this case, the roofing can start, but the supervisor needs to show up at some point before the end of the roofing.