Archive for September, 2007

Craig’s Voicemail Error Not Uncommon; Be Sure Your Employees Don’t Do the Same!

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

This week Larry Craig, the U.S. Senator embroiled in a sex scandal, left a long, detailed voice mail message for his lawyer. Problem was, he misdialed and left the message on another person’s voice mail!

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Craig’s Voicemail Error Not Uncommon; Be Sure Your Employees Don’t Do the Same!

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

This week Larry Craig, the U.S. Senator embroiled in a sex scandal, left a long, detailed voice mail message for his lawyer. Problem was, he misdialed and left the message on another person’s voice mail!

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Judge Rules USA PATRIOT Act Breaks Separation of Powers Requirements

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

There was some very interesting news in the Kansas City Star today; “Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act

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Judge Rules USA PATRIOT Act Breaks Separation of Powers Requirements

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

There was some very interesting news in the Kansas City Star today; “Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act

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Your Name May Be Falling Off the Do Not Call List Soon!

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

I recently did a privacy impact assessment (PIA) for a marketing company and remembered that the U.S. Do Not Call list entries expire after 5 years! Most people do not realize this…did you know this?

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Breach Notice Laws; Definitely A 21st Century Privacy Issue!

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

Hey, this week is Global Security Week!
The theme this year is “Privacy in the 21st Century.” Have you sent any communications about this topic out to your personnel?

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Thinking About Web Bugs…

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Last week I participated in an interesting discussion on the Security Catalyst site about using web bugs within an organization. I pointed Cutaway to a paper I wrote a couple of years ago, “Quit Bugging Me!”

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Judge Finds Officers Not Accountable for SOX Report Errors

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

On August 21, 2007, there was a significant court decision made possibly impacting future Sarbanes-Oxley Act decisions in “CENTRAL LABORERS‚Äô PENSION FUND v.INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC; HERBERT ALLEN; WILLIAM W REYNOLDS; JEFFREY PUGH

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