Uh oh…talk about a couple of folks who were caught with their hand in the cookie jar (so to speak)…and caught lying under oath.
CNN recently ran a story about how Christine Beatty resigned from her position as chief of staff for Detroit, Michigan, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick after a large amount of explicit Blackberry text messages, “tens of thousands” were discovered from 2003 and 2004.
Posts Tagged ‘privacy policy’
Some more information and ideas for Data Privacy Day, January 28
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Last Thursday I posted about how tomorrow (1/28) is International Data Privacy Day.
I was delighfully surprised to receive an email in response to my blog post from Leonardo Cervera, the coordinator of Data Privacy Day 2008! Be sure to check out his site to find comprehensive information about all the activities being done for Data Privacy Day, as well as seeing the world-wide support Data Privacy Day is being given…it is good to see government agencies and large corporations acknowledging the importance of preserving privacy.
Some more information and ideas for Data Privacy Day, January 28
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Last Thursday I posted about how tomorrow (1/28) is International Data Privacy Day.
I was delighfully surprised to receive an email in response to my blog post from Leonardo Cervera, the coordinator of Data Privacy Day 2008! Be sure to check out his site to find comprehensive information about all the activities being done for Data Privacy Day, as well as seeing the world-wide support Data Privacy Day is being given…it is good to see government agencies and large corporations acknowledging the importance of preserving privacy.
Insider Threat: Worker Deletes 7 Years of Files; Lesson? Make Backups!!
Friday, January 25th, 2008Here is another example of what a worker, entrusted with access to business files, can do…and also provides a lesson about business continuity…
I just watched a CNN clip, “Cyber Sabotage” that provides a very good example of how costly the insider threat can be.
Insider Threat: Worker Deletes 7 Years of Files; Lesson? Make Backups!!
Friday, January 25th, 2008Here is another example of what a worker, entrusted with access to business files, can do…and also provides a lesson about business continuity…
I just watched a CNN clip, “Cyber Sabotage” that provides a very good example of how costly the insider threat can be.
January 28 is International Data Privacy Day
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Did you know that International Data Privacy Day is fast approaching? On Monday, January 28 the United States joins 27 European countries to celebrate Data Privacy Day 2008. “The day will feature several efforts to promote the importance of data protection, including a meeting at Duke University among European and U.S. privacy experts.”
Improve Information Security And Privacy By Engaging Your Personnel And Their Children…Our Future Information Security and Privacy Leaders
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Personnel will understand information security and privacy issues better if they can relate to the issues within their own lives. If they can see how the issues impact their family members and friends, that helps to raise awareness even more. If they can see their children’s perspectives of the issues, and see how their family members may be unknowingly putting their information at risk, it helps them to see even more the importance of the issues, and also helps them to guard against the associated threats even better.
CMS Announces Plans To Actively Audit Hospitals For HIPAA Compliance
Monday, January 21st, 2008The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that they plan to audit 10 – 20 hospitals for HIPAA compliance in the next 9 months according to a Government Health IT article.
