Implement a Kill Switch for Your Confidential Files

One of last week’s top news stories was the availability of a remote “kill switch” for cell phones. All devices manufactured for sale in the United States after July 2015 must provide this technology. Research has shown that the primary reason for the theft of smart phones is that they can be resold for quick cash. Using the “kill switch” would render the phone inoperable, thus discouraging this trend. What if you could have...

One of last week’s top news stories was the availability of a remote “kill switch” for cell phones. All devices manufactured for sale in...

If you are in business today, you use a mobile device regularly. Laptops, tablets and smartphones have become the mainstay of computing, just as the desktop was a few years ago. This is a worldwide phenomenon. This week while traveling on business to South Africa, I noticed that everyone has a smartphone. It’s impossible to go into an elevator, shopping mall or conference room without seeing someone tapping on a phone. I have seen...

If you are in business today, you use a mobile device regularly. Laptops, tablets and smartphones have become the mainstay of computing, just as...

IBM FileNet is a popular Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system that lets businesses share information easily with internal and external users. Many customers use it as a central repository of all types of information. With connections to many other IBM and partner products, it can become the backbone of complex workflows that drive many businesses. FileNet lets a business determine who can access any piece of content within the system. The controls can be...

IBM FileNet is a popular Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system that lets businesses share information easily with internal and external users. Many customers use...

On April 2, 2014, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report on the challenges many US federal agencies face in combating information security problems. According to the GAO, the number of reported information security incidents involving personally identifiable information (PII) has more than doubled over the last several years. This is a dramatic increase that’s unfortunately consistent with private sector organizations. In December 2013, the GAO reported on agencies’ responses to...

On April 2, 2014, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report on the challenges many US federal agencies face in combating...

Design and manufacturing companies rely on global supply chains to do business. Whether you are in the automotive, electronics or mountain bike industry, you source components and the intellectual property to create them from many organizations. That information is typically in computer-aided design (CAD) files. Companies use AutoCAD, CATIA, Pro/E, SolidWorks and many other applications to create their drawings and models. You many not think about it, but even a company like LEGO uses...

Design and manufacturing companies rely on global supply chains to do business. Whether you are in the automotive, electronics or mountain bike industry, you...

Organizations today are fluid and mobile. Statistics show that an average worker remains in their current job just under 5 years. Advances in mobile technology have changed how and where we work. Having a smart phone, tablet and laptop let people work anywhere and at anytime. Mobility of devices and people make it challenging for an organization to identify its perimeter. Defining and securing the perimeter of a physical building is straightforward. Doing that...

Organizations today are fluid and mobile. Statistics show that an average worker remains in their current job just under 5 years. Advances in mobile...

Improper exposure of your corporate secrets or assets is a problem that every company should be concerned with regardless of your size. Managers should be on the lookout for any areas where confidential information could be intentionally or unintentionally exposed. Managers should be continuously updating security strategies and asking the question, “is our strategy focused on protecting yesterday’s threats?” Our staff just returned from the RSA 2014 Conference in San Francisco. It was a...

Improper exposure of your corporate secrets or assets is a problem that every company should be concerned with regardless of your size. Managers should...

You will experience a data breach. Most of us will take a wait and see attitude and try to do what we can to make this less likely. If you ask IT or an executive in many companies, they assume they have nothing valuable to steal. Organizations continue to think no one is targeting them and if so, it won’t happen to them. Unfortunately this is not the case. It is no longer a...

You will experience a data breach. Most of us will take a wait and see attitude and try to do what we can to...

It’s tax season again and if you’re using an accounting firm to prepare your personal or business taxes you should be asking more questions this year about the security of your information. Over one million cases of Taxpayer ID theft were reported in 2013! There are many ways to compromise your tax data and no one is totally immune to becoming a victim. Most accounting professionals take reasonable precautions to ensure the confidentiality of...

It’s tax season again and if you’re using an accounting firm to prepare your personal or business taxes you should be asking more questions...

It’s less than a week after the annual RSA security conference and the number of data breaches continues unabated. Two small, but significant items appeared in the news, that illustrate the challenges companies face in everyday business operations. One event happened in New Hampshire and the other in the Boston area. The NH event involved a vendor of EMC. Apparently an employee was sending an Excel document to someone and accidentally sent it to...

It’s less than a week after the annual RSA security conference and the number of data breaches continues unabated. Two small, but significant items...

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