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29 Oct 2008Only 5 more days until security budget increases are locked in!
Come Tuesday - election day - maybe you can finally get the money you richly deserve for your information security initiatives. It's a new way of thinking - a new way of life for us here in the U.S. - something we information security professionals can adopt and integrate into our daily work.Here's the mindset of the Neue Regel...follow closely and you'll get that budget increase you deserve:First of all, ...
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02 Oct 2008
Yet another law protecting patient privacy
I'm all for holding businesses and their employees accountable for their actions. But is this new law in California just another case of not enforcing existing laws?? I know this is a state law but what about HIPAA too?...
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30 Sep 2008
Use wisely your power of choice
In reference to my post from yesterday about the human desire for instant gratification and our government rewarding failure with this attempt at economic bailout I thought of another thing that has really helped me over the years. It's Og Mandino's short and sweet quote: "Use wisely your power choice."These five words - when taken to heart and followed closely - can help drive every decision you make towards a ...
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25 Sep 2008
How about a bailout of the information security industry!?
While our government is on the bandwagon of handing out billions of our dollars to the financial industry and, more recently, the auto industry it made me think - what the heck - might as well throw in a few billion or so in support of our industry, right?? After all, it'd be money well-spent on our critical infrastructure here in the U.S.Here's what could be done to redistribute our ...
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23 Sep 2008
Has Sarbanes-Oxley failed us?
....no, surely not!? But then again...Those of us in IT and information security know all about Sarbanes Oxley. You know the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 that our Imperial Federal Government put in place back in 2002...?That was then...now look at the mess we're in. Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac - all living proof that Sarbanes Oxley is a failed piece of reactive ...
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17 Sep 2008
Just throw some more money at the problem – that’ll fix it
Yesterday, the Cobb County government school system - the county where I make 99% of my retail purchases - had their wish fulfilled when voters passed to renew the current special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST). This in a county where the government schools are wrought with fierce politics and wasteful spending. I know not only because of the stories I read but also because I've seen it first ...
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01 Aug 2008
U.S. randomly confiscating laptops of international travelers
Yet another reason to encrypt your hard drive...This isn't entirely new but apparently is being brought up again. I just saw on Fox News that international travelers are going to have their laptops randomly confiscated without cause. I presume that's when they're coming back in via U.S. airports.Want my laptop U.S. Customs? Go for it! You're not going to get a bleepity thing off of it...All the name of "fighting ...
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23 Jul 2008
$25 billion for information security gaffes?
What if the government could come running to protect us every time we or one of our colleagues made a bad security decision - intentional or not? Imagine:setting an Allow All rule in your firewallmaking all of your databases accessible via the Internetrevoking any and all password policiesnever testing your systems for vulnerabilities....or,avoiding data backups because, well, you just can...Everything we do in life - every choice we make has ...
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14 Jul 2008
Can you imagine a 4-day work week?
The state of Utah is calling for businesses to adopt a 4-day work week. Not a bad idea. *IF* something like this were put in place, employers would save on operational costs and employees can save on gas. And morale goes up too. A win-win. But can you imagine those controlling and ignorant managers!?....Woooweee. What would THEY DO if their employees were allowed to work from home...Control - it's a ...
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26 Jun 2008
Does FACTA really exist? Send up a Red Flag!
I spoke recently for a group of technically-savvy accountants. Out of the 120 or so people in the audience, 2 raised their hands when I asked if anyone was aware of the impending FACTA requirements for identity theft protection measures for financial institutions. Two people folks! OUCH.Sign of the times in information security I suppose......
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