Today, at long last, the marathon of a presidential election race is finally almost over. Today…finally…the finally final votes are made for U.S. president. Did I mention finally? The race has been going on for two years here in Iowa.
I voted absentee ballot around 3 – 4 weeks ago; I’m so glad I don’t need to deal with the long lines. But it is *GOOD* for once to see those long lines! More people need to get involved with voting.
Here are a few interesting headlines about voting related (directly or indirectly) with security and/or privacy…
Vote! Vote! Vote!
November 4th, 2008New Examiner Instructions From The OTS For Red Flags Rule Enforcement
November 3rd, 2008Organizations that are covered by regulations will do themselves a free compliance favor by reading…and knowing…what the examiners will be looking for when they visit to do their compliance audits.
Use Case Studies To Make Learning More Effective
October 31st, 2008I’m in the process of updating the case studies for the 2-day class I’m giving…TWICE…in the next few weeks, “Information Security and Privacy Convergence and Collaboration.”
First in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted by the Michigan InfraGard and the West Michigan Chapter of ISACA on November 12 and 13.
Second immediately following the CSI Annual conference in National Harbor, MD (just south of D.C.) on November 20 and 21…
Use Case Studies To Make Learning More Effective
October 31st, 2008I’m in the process of updating the case studies for the 2-day class I’m giving…TWICE…in the next few weeks, “Information Security and Privacy Convergence and Collaboration.”
First in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted by the Michigan InfraGard and the West Michigan Chapter of ISACA on November 12 and 13.
Second immediately following the CSI Annual conference in National Harbor, MD (just south of D.C.) on November 20 and 21…
Use Case Studies To Make Learning More Effective
October 31st, 2008I’m in the process of updating the case studies for the 2-day class I’m giving…TWICE…in the next few weeks, “Information Security and Privacy Convergence and Collaboration.”
First in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted by the Michigan InfraGard and the West Michigan Chapter of ISACA on November 12 and 13.
Second immediately following the CSI Annual conference in National Harbor, MD (just south of D.C.) on November 20 and 21…
Audit Shows That After 5 Years CMS *STILL* Has No Documented Procedures For Ensuring HIPAA compliance
October 30th, 2008This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a very interesting assessment of how well, and how effectively, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was performing their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) oversight responsibilities.
Audit Shows That After 5 Years CMS *STILL* Has No Documented Procedures For Ensuring HIPAA compliance
October 30th, 2008This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a very interesting assessment of how well, and how effectively, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was performing their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) oversight responsibilities.
Create A Clear Education Strategy BEFORE Asking Executives for Training and Awareness Support
October 29th, 2008Information security, privacy, and compliance practitioners must obtain the support of executive management to be successful. So how do you do this?
I talk about this in the first section of the first article of my October issue of “IT Compliance in Realtime Journal.”
Here is the unformatted version of the first section of the first article; download the PDF to see a much nicer-looking version…
The Insider Threat For Identity Theft: Watchout For Dead-Beat Parents
October 28th, 2008Here’s a story that points to how vulnerable people are to identity theft and other types of crimes and frauds from slimy family…and ex-family…members…
