• 24 Jun 2010

    Responsibility & action come from individuals not government

    Being in DC and Chicago this week watching local news and observing all the bumper sticker slogans reminds me of the saddening enormity of how all this change we can believe in is impacting our country and the future of our families. The thing that stands out the most is the lack of personal responsibility and the dependence on government to handle all our woes - both in our personal ...

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  • 03 Apr 2009

    Restating the obvious?

    This just in (OK, it's really from a couple of days ago): Cybersecurity hearing highlights inadequacy of PCI DSS.But I thought compliance = security!? And anything forced down our throats at the hand of industry bodies and government goons is all we need to manage business risks!? Seriously...how long do you think we'll continue to hear about this...ay yay yay?...

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  • 16 Jan 2008

    Lax IRS security – yet another reason for the FairTax!

    Apparently a GAO report this week outlines how taxpayer data is at “increased risk of unauthorized disclosure, modification or destruction.” within the IRS: https://web.archive.org/web/20090401053638/http://www.scmagazineus.com/GAO-Lax-IRS-cybersecurity-puts-taxpayer-data-in-danger/article/104008/ Yet another reason to get rid of the IRS! :)...

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