"Oh yeah, I forgot about all of those files." I've never had a security tool lead to these predictable words regarding sensitive files being stored on unencrypted laptops as much as Identity Finder has. You may have seen Identity Finder in my previous post and related articles and presentations where I've mentioned or demonstrated it. Identity Finder is a commercial product that IT and information security professionals can use to ...
Continue Reading...Last week I wrote out some talking points in preparation for a TV interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the WikiLeaks issue and what businesses can do to keep their information secure. At the last minute they ended up not doing the segment so I thought I'd post my perspective here:The leaks are not the problem – it’s the choices and all the events to lead to information being ...
Continue Reading...Check this out. I'm featured in the January 2010 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine's Ask A Pro section where I talk about employee monitoring:Entrepreneur Magazine, January 2010. © 2010 By Entrepreneur Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.In this piece, it may not be clear whether or not I support monitoring of employee email so let me clarify. I'm not for micromanagement and Big Brother but ...
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