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October 2010 marks the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States, sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Now that the 33 Chilean miners are safely back with their families, it’s time to turn your attention to being safe when you go online. Today a lot of people get their news and information from the Internet. I followed the Chilean miners on Twitter and numerous news sites. I could...

October 2010 marks the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States, sponsored by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Now...

I recently read an interesting article where GE brought together their Legal and IT teams to address information governance and security. Nuala O’Connor Kelly, senior counsel and chief privacy leader for GE, worked with GE Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Grady Summers to launch a GE Information Governance Council. This combines the strengths of IT and Legal to holistically review information management and policy issues. Historically information security and management has been in the...

I recently read an interesting article where GE brought together their Legal and IT teams to address information governance and security. Nuala O’Connor Kelly,...

A question that should be on the mind of every public, private, and non-profit Officer, Board Member, Inside and Outside Counsel, Internal and External Auditor and Accountant, Insurance provider, Investor (funds or individual) and customer. A catastrophic data breach can create significant financial damage to your company, never mind the impact it may have on your brand, investors and customers. With the rapid advancement of technology and the constant integration of devices to networks,...

A question that should be on the mind of every public, private, and non-profit Officer, Board Member, Inside and Outside Counsel, Internal and External...

I was reading an interesting article in SC Magazine about how a transportation strike in London may be a cause for data loss in the workplace. The article quotes Mark Darvill, director at AEP Networks, saying about the strike that “… will drive employees to take vast amounts of confidential data out of the office leading to ‘briefcases around the capital becoming data loss ticking timebombs’.” I never really thought about a strike, or...

I was reading an interesting article in SC Magazine about how a transportation strike in London may be a cause for data loss in...

This week the United States government conducted a cybersecurity exercise known as Cyber Storm III. This is the third time they have done this, and the goal was to test the ability of US government agencies and businesses to handle a massive Internet attack. With the increases in data breaches and the sophistication of attacks, this process is important to help protect critical information and fight cybercrime. Part of the exercise was testing the...

This week the United States government conducted a cybersecurity exercise known as Cyber Storm III. This is the third time they have done this,...

Many organizations are trying to define who is responsible for information security. Many have hired a Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) or a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and tasked that person (or both) with the job. In most organizations, IT still has a lot of the responsibility for information security, so that points to the CIO. After all, most people view security as related to technology, so IT gets the job. The reality is...

Many organizations are trying to define who is responsible for information security. Many have hired a Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) or a Chief Information...

Last Friday I went hiking in the White Mountains in NH. I needed some time to myself. I didn’t want to see pixels on a screen. I didn’t want to see bits flying by. I work hard in front of a computer all day and needed to see what all that working is about. I needed to recharge. What I Did I walked. I sweated. I took pictures. I chatted with other hikers. I...

Last Friday I went hiking in the White Mountains in NH. I needed some time to myself. I didn’t want to see pixels on...

The headlines this week makes reference to a fairly minor theft of healthcare records at a Los Angeles Clinic. The incident involved a janitor selling 14 boxes of computer reports for $40. The theft exposed 30,000 patient records. Although minor, this incident highlights several major issues that we have covered in our blogs over the last several months. First, the possibility of a data breach caused by a trusted employee should be on every...

The headlines this week makes reference to a fairly minor theft of healthcare records at a Los Angeles Clinic. The incident involved a janitor...

I just came across a new extension for Firefox that helps improve security and privacy while surfing the web. HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension that is a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites by invoking HTTPS whenever it’s available. With all the web surfing we do from insecure places, like coffee shops and airports, having more secure communication...

I just came across a new extension for Firefox that helps improve security and privacy while surfing the web. HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox...

I was listening to This Week in Tech (TWit) earlier this week as Leo Laporte and crew were discussing a recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The case was VERNOR v. AUTODESK, INC. and involved Timothy Vernor trying to resell used copies of AutoCAD on eBay. Vernor claimed that he had the right to resell the software since he was the rightful owner. Autodesk maintained that their EULA...

I was listening to This Week in Tech (TWit) earlier this week as Leo Laporte and crew were discussing a recent ruling by the...

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