I had the great privilege and pleasure to work with Dorian Cougias, an award-winning author and information security practitioner, Marcelo Halpern, an internationally acclaimed lawyer, and Karsten Koop, also an award winning author and highly experienced IT auditor, to co-author our newly released book, “Say What You Do.”
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“Say What You Do”: My New Book Now Available!
Thursday, February 1st, 2007“Say What You Do”: My New Book Now Available!
Thursday, February 1st, 2007I had the great privilege and pleasure to work with Dorian Cougias, an award-winning author and information security practitioner, Marcelo Halpern, an internationally acclaimed lawyer, and Karsten Koop, also an award winning author and highly experienced IT auditor, to co-author our newly released book, “Say What You Do.”
CAN-SPAM Violation: TJ Web Productions Must Pay $465,000 Fine And Perform Additional Actions for 5 Years
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Yesterday the U.S. FTC and Department of Justice jointly announced a $465,000 penalty against TJ Web Productions for violating the CAN-SPAM Act.
CAN-SPAM Violation: TJ Web Productions Must Pay $465,000 Fine And Perform Additional Actions for 5 Years
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Yesterday the U.S. FTC and Department of Justice jointly announced a $465,000 penalty against TJ Web Productions for violating the CAN-SPAM Act.
Puget Sound Energy Ordered to Pay $995,000 For Selling Customer Personal Information
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest electricity and natural gas utility, with over 1 million customers in 11 western Washington counties, was ordered to pay a total of $995,000 in fines for selling their customer information to marketing companies over a five year period. Only 18,992 of the transferred calls during the five years of the marketing program–from November 2001 to March 2006–were subject to penalties because of a two-year statute of limitations, according to the commission statement.
Routine Personal Information Posting in the U.S. State Government Agencies
Monday, January 29th, 2007NBC news ran a story about how many state government agencies post sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) on their websites. In this case an Ohio county court “routinely posted traffic tickets and other public records on its Web site.”
Risks, Threats & Vulnerabilities: Snowball Lessons
Sunday, January 28th, 2007I have some of the greatest and most illuminating information security and privacy discussions with my 7- and 9-year old sons. Their inquisitiveness and curiosity is unlimited. Their minds are open and ready to soak up everything around them, and to openly question those things that they do not understand, or challenge concepts with which they do not agree. It is too bad that most adults have lost these traits. It is too bad that too many parents and adults with responsibilities for children have squashed these innate qualities in young children instead of helping them to use those traits to blossom and develop into thoughtful, critical-thinking adults.
Laptop Theft Incident: Laptop Security Leads To Catching Drug Dealers
Friday, January 26th, 2007Some interesting news from right here in my back yard this week…
The Des Moines Register reported that a laptop was stolen along with other items stolen during a home burglery. The computer had a location-monitoring type of anti-theft package installed.
Laptop Theft Incident: Laptop Security Leads To Catching Drug Dealers
Friday, January 26th, 2007Some interesting news from right here in my back yard this week…
The Des Moines Register reported that a laptop was stolen along with other items stolen during a home burglery. The computer had a location-monitoring type of anti-theft package installed.
Privacy Incident: Ohio Board of Nursing Exposes Personal Information of 3,031 Individuals
Thursday, January 25th, 2007The Columbus Dispatch reported today, “OHIO BOARD OF NURSING Error puts nurses‚Äô personal data online.”
Reportedly over the past two months the “names and Social Security numbers of 3,031 newly licensed nurses were posted online twice.”
