Posts Tagged ‘privacy’

Judge Finds Officers Not Accountable for SOX Report Errors

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

On August 21, 2007, there was a significant court decision made possibly impacting future Sarbanes-Oxley Act decisions in “CENTRAL LABORERS‚Äô PENSION FUND v.INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC; HERBERT ALLEN; WILLIAM W REYNOLDS; JEFFREY PUGH

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Jailtime: for Teen Who Posted Nude Photo of His Ex-Girlfriend on MySpace & for Employee Caught with Illegal Porn

Friday, August 31st, 2007

I’ve talked several times about some of the risks of using the social networking sites, such as here and here.
Here is an example of how others can post information about you on these sites that will continue to haunt you for years to come.

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Can Japan, U.S. and/or Europe Replace Internet And Thus Solve Security Woes?

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

And another very interesting USA Today article, “Japan will research Net replacement.”

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Virtual Police Patrolling Internet Users in China

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

A very interesting article in USA Today caught my eye, “Beijing police will patrol Web virtually

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Running the Information Security and Privacy Program in the Right Shoes

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

I like to run. I try to run almost every day from 3.5 – 6 miles. It stimulates my thinking, refreshes my mind and body, and I truly have the best ideas and thoughts while I’m running. I could not have written my books, chapters and articles if it were not for running.

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Emotions Are Mixed for Using Social Networking Sites At Work

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Well, if you look at the results of my very unscientific poll from last week, it appears there is a very wide range of opinions about the use of social networking sites at work.

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U.S. Attorney General Gonzales Resigns; Will New AG Support Privacy?

Monday, August 27th, 2007

I just saw on CNN that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales just resigned today.

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1st Day Of School; Another Example That Everyone Needs Ongoing Security and Privacy Awareness Communications

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

I’ve talked several times on this blog about my sons, and how they’ve really resonated with the information security and privacy discussions and information I’ve given them. They notice privacy risks and security problems when we’re out in stores or traveling. They point out problems on the Internet. They won’t let me watch their fingers when they enter their passwords on their membership sites so I won’t discover their passwords…even though they know my parent account has access to change them. 🙂

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Information Security Awareness in Europe…The Issues Are the Same Worldwide

Friday, August 24th, 2007

on 8/22/2007 a very interesting and useful report was released by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), “Information security awareness initiatives: Current practice and the measurement of success.”

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Very Wide Range of Opinions For the Social Networking Poll

Friday, August 24th, 2007

I’m surprised by how different the opinions are for this week’s poll about using social networking sites at work!
If you haven’t clicked a poll button for it yet (see right side of screen and scroll down a little), please do so. It will be interesting to see if the opinions stay so widely scattered by the end of Sunday.