Here’s a good article for your files, and to point out to your legal counsel to point out the very real insider threat to information security and privacy…
A Massachusetts trial court recently ruled that the unauthorized transfer of electronic files is actionable as a conversion under Massachusetts’ common law.
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Insider Threat: Ex-Employee Takes Files To New Employer
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Have You Looked In Your Trash Bins Lately?
Monday, February 18th, 2008It shouldn’t still amaze me, but it does, how often so many organizations just dump huge amounts of printed paper containing tons of personally identifiable information (PII) right into their dumpster sitting behind their building, in the alley, or some other easily reachable public location.
Here’s yet another example of a business throwing away people’s privacy in their trash dumpster…
Identity Theft #1 Consumer Fraud Complaint To FTC in 2007
Friday, February 15th, 2008This week the FTC released the list of the top 20 consumer fraud complaints they received in 2007.
Not surprisingly, identity theft topped their list, accounting for 32% of all the complaints.
New Best Practices Guide For Building Secure Software
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Many information security incidents and privacy breaches occur as a result of exploiting vulnerabilities in poorly engineered applications and systems.
It is good to see more articles and information about how to build security into applications from the very inception of a project, and continue it through the entire applications and systems lifecycle.
Phisherthieves Like Banks Best
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Here’s a pretty good mainstream news story from CNN to give to your business leaders to raise their awareness and understanding about phishing…
$54 Million Lawsuit Against Best Buy For Losing Laptop
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008I knew the civil suits for lost laptops would start soon. Thanks so much to my buddy Alec for pointing out this story to me!
Raelyn Campbell took a laptop computer to Best Buy to get fixed, and three months later, after giving Campbell the run-around, Best Buy admitted to her that they lost the computer.
Give a Hoot, Don’t Privacy Pollute!
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I just saw a term that can be used really well with non-technical folks, “data pollution.”
I wish I had thought of that term!
U.S. DoD Workers Give Military Secrets To China
Monday, February 11th, 2008Here 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:
Blog 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.
