This transmits information about some telework publications and studies that may be of interest to you.
"Security for Telecommuting and Broadband Communications," Special Publication 800-46, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. See: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-46/sp800-46.pdf.
"Telework Center Survey," conducted by the Washington (DC) Metropolitan Telework Centers. This survey asked the question: "Why do users prefer using telework centers over home-based telework?" See: http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/TELEWORK%20CENTER%20CLIENT%20SURVEY%20MARCH%202006_R25-u8R_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.pdf for PDF format or http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/teleworkcenterclientsurveymarch2006_R25-u8R_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.doc for Word format.
"Telework Bench Marking Study," Best Practices for Large Scale Implementation in Public and Private Sector Organizations, conducted by the Telework Coalition. This study asked managers of several mature and well established telework programs, recognized as being among the most successful in both the private and public sectors, what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently if they could start again from the ground up. See: http://www.telcoa.org/id311.htm for the Executive Summary or http://www.telcoa.org/id312.htm for the full report.
"Exploring Telework as a Business Continuity Strategy," issued by WorldatWork/ITAC. The chapter on Technology Solutions provides information about preventing laptop theft and keeping the network secure. See: http://www.workingfromanywhere.org/telework/twaresearch.htm.
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