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July 21, 2010  6:00 AM

Data Breach and Legislation: What’s Coming Your Way?



Posted by: David Scott
breach notification, business legislation, content management, data breach, data breach law, data legislation, disaster recovery, identity theft, it legislation, IT security, security breach, security policy, UK data breach laws, US data breach laws

 

It’s rather interesting to monitor what’s happening in the UK right now. ...

June 24, 2010  1:49 PM

Enterprise IT: Users Re-define “Workaround” in Using Unsupported and Disallowed Devices, Apps



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use policy, cisco, disaster recovery, InsightExpress, IT security, security policy

 On June 24th, Cisco released survey results regarding use of social networking sites and the use of personal devices in the workplace.  (Conducted by InsightExpress).

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June 23, 2010  11:57 AM

Security: Small and Medium Business (SMB) – Late to the Party?



Posted by: David Scott
2010 Global SMB Information Protection Survey, IT security, medium business, security policy, small and medium business, small business, SMB, SMBs, symantec press release

  

Symantec Corporation has released a very interesting (annual) survey, the 2010 Global SMB Information Protection...


June 20, 2010  1:24 PM

Social Networking and the Workplace



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use policy, bebo, business-technology weave, content management, facebook, friendster, hi5, IT security, myspace, social networking, social networks

  Increasingly I see articles about “young” employees lobbying managers and senior executives about using social networking sites for work-related activity. These sites generally comprise (perhaps compromise?) a mash of party pics, all manner of stream-of-consciousness...


June 2, 2010  10:35 AM

Cloud Computing and Security: Forecast Cloudy?



Posted by: David Scott
business continuity, Cloud Computing, cloud security, IT security

 

With the advent of Cloud Computing – that is, Internet-based computing – many are asking, “Is it secure?”


May 20, 2010  1:55 PM

Insecurity, Part III: A State Agency’s Data “Security” Posture



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use, business policy, business risk, data breach, data exposure, data security, data theft, IT policy, IT security, IT Wars, malware, the business-technology weave

[As necessary, please see the first article...


May 16, 2010  10:07 AM

Insecurity, Part II: A State Agency’s Data “Security” Posture



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use, content management, data breach, data theft, ID theft, IT security, IT Wars, security policy, the business-technology weave

 

Continuing with our exposure of services and associated liabilities from the other day: 


May 15, 2010  9:20 AM

Insecurity: A State Agency’s Data “Security” Posture



Posted by: David Scott
acceptable use, content management, data breach, data theft, IT security, IT Wars, security policy, the business-technology weave

 

I’ve been doing a little work for a big State agency.  By “big,” I mean big budget, large number of...


May 13, 2010  6:13 AM

You Say “Business Security,” I Say “IT Security”…



Posted by: David Scott
business management, data breach, data privacy, identity breach, identity theft, IT security, IT Wars, organizational security, the business-technology weave

 

You say To-MAY-to, I say To-MAH-to…  one thing’s for certain:  When it comes to organizational security we...


April 6, 2010  12:20 PM

What is Being Done in the Name of Your Domain?



Posted by: David Scott
data security, domain, employee security, employer security, facebook, IT security, linkedin, online identity, twitter

 

These days a company’s personnel have two or more identities:  There is the usual professional “company”...