The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published draft rules regarding REAL ID. Comments are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time *TODAY*.
Posts Tagged ‘IT compliance’
Deadline is Today for Submitting Comments to the DHS About Draft REAL ID Rules
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007France Fines Tyco Healthcare: U.S. Companies, You MUST Know and Follow International Data Protection Laws
Monday, May 7th, 2007In April the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) reported they had issued a $40,972 fine against a subsidiary of U.S.-based Tyco Healthcare in March for inadequate storage safeguards and cross-border transfer of employee personally identifiable information (PII).
Data Security: OECD Publishes New Privacy Guidelines for Accessing Data From Publicly Funded Research Projects
Sunday, May 6th, 2007On May 3 the Organization for Economic and Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a new 24-page guideline,”Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding” for organizations in governments throughout the world regarding access to data from publicly funded research projects.
Data Security: OECD Publishes New Privacy Guidelines for Accessing Data From Publicly Funded Research Projects
Sunday, May 6th, 2007On May 3 the Organization for Economic and Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a new 24-page guideline,”Principles and Guidelines for Access to Research Data from Public Funding” for organizations in governments throughout the world regarding access to data from publicly funded research projects.
Iowa Student Gets Internship from Google for Reporting Security Flaw: More Proof Vendors Need Stronger Security Checking For Their Products
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Last night while my sons and I were watching the news it was reported that in Davenport, Iowa a St. Ambrose University student, David Bloom, found a security flaw in early December when he was using the Google Docs and Spreadsheets program.
Employee Privacy & New Credit Check Law In Washington State Impacts Employers: Joins Similar Laws In 4 Other States
Friday, May 4th, 2007Doing background checks on potential employees, and regularly for certain positions with significant access to personally identifiable information (PII) or managemen capabilities, has been a growing trend in recent years. Such checks are viewed as ways to help prevent putting untrustworthy and significant at-risk individuals into positions where they could perform malicious and/or criminal activities.
Reducing Attack Exposure for Internet-Facing Applications
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Yesterday the Channel 12 news in Jackson, Mississippi reported a Kennesaw, Georgia business had its Internet-facing computer system hacked. That business’s application is “now generating thousands of counterfeit messages to businesses and consumers, purporting to be a complaint filed with the BBB.”
New Study: More Confirmation That Spam Costs Businesses Significant $$
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007On April 2 Nucleus Research, Inc. released a study, “Spam: The Repeat Offender” which reports that, according to a survey of 849 email users, 90% of all email going into company networks is spam, and 66% of spam gets through corporate filters.
SOX Amendment Defeated: Information security and SMBs
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Addressing Privacy: There Will Never Be a Technology-Only Solution Because of the Human Factors Involved
Sunday, April 29th, 2007Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jay Cline for a Computerworld article he was doing about small companies, such as mine, that provide privacy services to organizations.
