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IT Security World 2008 - Sept 15 - 17

Tag Archives: Privacy

IT and Infosec Insourcing: Could You Do It If You Wanted To?

– There was an article by Timothy Aeppel on the front page of the June 13, 2008 issue of The Wall Street Journal with the title “Stung by Soaring Transport Cost, Factories Bring Jobs Home Again” (subscription required). The article is about manufacturers bringing back some of their…

Data Classification: Begin With Your Personally Identifiable Information

– Let’s face it: Data classification—despite being an information security “best practice”— is an expensive, time-consuming, labor-intensive task. For those organizations supporting thousands (or even hundreds) of applications and databases, the job of identifying all data elements and…

Losing Friends on Facebook: A Privacy Story

– Reconnecting with past friends and acquaintances, to me, is the primary value of Facebook. It is a simple way to establish ties to people you knew but lost touch with over the years. It’s a common experience on Facebook to befriend past best friends, people you’ve dated, and high…

Proposed SEC Rules Broaden Scope of InfoSec Compliance Responsibilities

– On March 11, 2008, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed rules intended to “set forth more specific requirements for safeguarding information and responding to information security breaches, and broaden the scope of the information covered by Regulation…

Privacy Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned

– CNN reports: In a tearful and furious YouTube video with close to 150,000 hits to date, former actress and playwright (”Bonkers”) Tricia Walsh-Smith lashes out against her husband, Philip Smith, president of the Shubert Organization, the largest theater owner on Broadway. She goes…