The E-Policy Handbook: Designing and Implementing Effective E-Mail, Internet, and Software Policies

That's because trillions of e-mails travel each year through corporate networks- -and they're not all work-related. From off-color jokes to pornographic images, from software pirates to eBay addicts, digital abuse has left companies wide open to liability risks, security breaches, and productivity nosedives.

The most effective--and least used--way for a company to protect itself is by developing clear, comprehensive e-policies. And this completely thorough, up-to- date, and readable e-policy survival kit will make it easy.

Packed with step-by-step guidelines, sample policies, and e-disaster stories, THE E-POLICY HANDBOOK helps readers: Realize the magnitude of e-risks * Understand cyberlaws * Gauge the vulnerability of their organization * Purchase protective cyber-insurance * Write and format top-notch e-policies * Train employees about on-line policies * Draft an e-crisis communications plan, and more.

Nancy Flynn (Columbus, OH) is a recognized electronic communications expert who has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and the AP and UPI wire services. She is the author of The $100,000 Writer and coauthor of Writing Effective E-Mail.