Here are two more insider threat incident examples to put into your files and use within your information security and privacy training curriculum and awareness communications:
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U.S. DoD Workers Give Military Secrets To China
Monday, February 11th, 2008Blog Info OK’d To Use To Make Medical Insurance Coverage Decision
Monday, February 11th, 2008Hopefully most people know by now that whatever you post on the Internet is not private, and that basically anyone can read it. Hopefully most people know by now that it is a growing trend for employers to use information they find on the Internet in their hiring and firing decisions.
Well, it appears the information found on the Internet can now be used by insurers to make decisions about to whom they will and will not provide insurance.
New Information Technology Crime Law in Saudi Arabia
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Here’s an interesting new law in Saudi Arabia…
Two Types Of Young Hackers
Friday, February 8th, 2008Here’s an interesting juxtaposition of hacker-related news articles…
When scanning today’s news I saw the headline, “Teen Is World’s Youngest ‘Ethical Hacker’”
More Info Security & Privacy Education Will Reduce The Numbers Of Incidents
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Today Google Provides Another Path For Data Leakage
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Here’s one more thing for IT, Information Security and Privacy folks to put on their list of things to worry about…
Did You Know February 12 is “Safer Internet Day”?
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008I got a nice message from Brian Honan yesterday letting me know that February 12 is “Safer Internet Day,” or SID for short; (Thanks Brian!)
Encryption So Easy Even A Terrorist Can Use It
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008It seems all business leaders would understand by now, after literally thousands of privacy incidents in recent years, that they need to encrypt personally identifiable information (PII) stored on mobile computers and mobile storage devices, and when sending PII through networks.
Even the bad guys understand this.
FBI Plans to Catalog Everyone’s Physical Characteristics, and Bush Does Away With Privacy Oversight Board
Monday, February 4th, 2008Here’s something scary…
I just saw a new CNN report that made me go, “Huh?!”
“FBI wants palm prints, eye scans, tattoo mapping”
What Companies Do You Trust With Your Privacy?
Monday, February 4th, 2008For the past few years the Ponemon Institute has done surveys to determine the U.S. companies most trusted to protect privacy.
