June 5, 2009 8:40 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
DRM,
IAP,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Intellectual Property Right,
Internet,
Internet Governance,
IPR,
ISG,
Trust Management,
WIPO,
World Intellectual Property Organization,
World Trade Organization,
WTODRM software is generally considered an access control technology deployed to limit unauthorized usage. However, arguably, a technology cannot in principle, know what legal restrictions and rights apply in...
June 2, 2009 3:44 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
IAP,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Intellectual Property Right,
Internet,
Internet Governance,
IPR,
ISG,
Trust Management,
WIPO,
World Intellectual Property Organization,
World Trade Organization,
WTOIntellectual property protection has ushered in an era of technological solutions that attempt to prevent asserted rights infringement. Digital Rights Management (DRM) can be considered a response to legal requirements which criminalize the...
May 12, 2009 3:25 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Accountability,
Behavioral Management,
Benchmarking,
Goals,
IAP,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Information Security Management,
ISG,
ISM,
Management by Objectives,
MBO,
Planning Committee,
Resource Allocation,
ResponsibilityMBO is a participative behavioral approach to managing employees. One of the primary MBO assumptions is that employees prefer to work hard once they are provided with employer expectations. Intuitively, sustaining accepted expectations...
May 7, 2009 11:14 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Accountability,
Behavioral Management,
Benchmarking,
Goals,
IAP,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Information Security Management,
ISG,
ISM,
Management by Objectives,
MBO,
Planning Committee,
Resource Allocation,
ResponsibilityA system for disseminating information security management objectives is considered fundamental to obtain employee commitment. One way to communicate entity-centric information security objectives is clear and concise policies. Information security...
May 4, 2009 6:32 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Accountability,
Behavioral Management,
Benchmarking,
Goals,
IAP,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Information Security Management,
ISG,
ISM,
Management by Objectives,
MBO,
Planning Committee,
Resource Allocation,
ResponsibilityWithin behavioral management theory, entity leaders have alternative approaches available to accomplish information assets safeguarding objectives development -- including participative, consultative, free rein, and autocratic models....
March 31, 2009 9:36 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Assurance Services,
Control Self-assessment,
CSA,
IAP,
ICR,
Illegal Acts,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Management,
Internal Control Review,
IrregularitiesArguably, data security is the most significant domain supporting information reliability. Entity oversight committees should monitor control activities for on-going relevance and effectiveness as well as responses to information security...
March 28, 2009 8:20 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Assurance Services,
Control Self-assessment,
CSA,
IAP,
ICR,
Illegal Acts,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Management,
Internal Control Review,
IrregularitiesInformation security managers should prepare for audits utilizing control self-assessments to verify compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures. It is always a sound idea to strategically plan annual control self-assessments....
March 24, 2009 7:11 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Assurance Services,
Control Self-assessment,
CSA,
IAP,
ICR,
Illegal Acts,
Information Asset Protection,
Information Security Management,
Internal Control Review,
IrregularitiesManagement needs to understand the status of the entity's IT systems to decide what safeguarding mechanisms should be deployed to meet business requirements. When IAP monitoring is built into the entity's operating activities, and process performance is reviewed on a real-time basis; control...
