The Royal Academy of Engineering, located in London, recently released a report, “Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance: Challenges of Technological Change.”
I just ran across it and haven’t had a chance to review it in depth yet, but a quick scan and reading the executive summary shows some interesting thoughts.
Archive for the ‘Information Security’ Category
Royal Academy of Engineering Releases Privacy Study Report: Emphasizes Importance of Engineering Security and Privacy Into Technology
Friday, March 30th, 2007U.S. ONDI and DOD Standardizing Security Policies
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007The Office of the National Director of National Intelligence (ONDI) and the Department of Defense (DoD) announced they are going to standardize their information security policies.
The work on the standardization started 8 months ago.
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Creates National Computer Forensic Institute
Monday, March 26th, 2007On March 9 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a National Computer Forensic Institute.
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Creates National Computer Forensic Institute
Monday, March 26th, 2007On March 9 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a National Computer Forensic Institute.
Don’t Be A Security Slacker
Sunday, March 25th, 2007Today I woke up to a beautiful, gorgeous spring morning…sunny, low 60’s (abnormally high for March), gentle breeze, the grass seemed to have gotten green over night, the birds are singing, the geese and ducks have come back after being gone for the winter and are swimming on our pond, a cute little chipmunk is eating from the birdseed and nuts I scattered on the patio outside my office door, what a great day! And then, after a nice walk outside, I come back inside, first to do some chores along with my family; my sons doing their assigned cleaning.
Raise Awareness by Sharing Your Knowledge And Experience
Saturday, March 24th, 2007You help to improve information assurance efforts and assist other information assurance practitioners by sharing your expertise, experiences, and suggestions. Consider writing an article for publication not only to help others, but also to help you hone your writing skills, validate your expertise to your business leaders by showing them your published work, and provide an avenue for meeting other professionals who reach out to ask you questions about your article.
Norwich University Fifth Annual Information Assurance Student Symposium: March 27
Friday, March 23rd, 2007I am very honored to be an adjunct professor for the Norwich Master of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA) program.
In this role I’m also fortunate to be able to work with Dr. Mich Kabay, who is the MSIA Program Director.
Addressing Image Spam
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007Have you noticed an increasingly large number of email messages coming into your inbox that have the text information imbedded within graphic images? I have, and they really bug me. I know they irritate many of my information assurance professional colleagues as well. Some of these spam messages are very creative. All clutter my already overflowing email. They waste precious storage, and also clog bandwidth on enterprise networks. This is image spam.
Most U.S. Government Agencies Still Not E-FOIA Compliant 10 Years Following Enactment; Disregard for Laws Also Leads to Disregard for Security Requirements
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007On March 12 the National Security Archive at George Washington University issued their report, “The Knight Open Government Survey 2007.”
Basically the study looked at how many of the 149 U.S. government agencies they surveyed were in compliance with the provisions of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (EFOIA) here at the 10 year anniversary of the Act going into effect.
Iowa Breach Notification Bill; Emphasizes Need for Documented Security Policies and Breach Plans & Establishes “Identity Theft Passport”
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007An omnibus data security bill, H.F. 655 was introduced March 5 in the Iowa House by representatives Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) and Paul Shomshor (D).
