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Intellectual Property- what is it and how do we secure it?

2007-12-29 06:43:45 by Editor in Security Links
 
...agreements and treaties, such as the Berne and Rome Conventions, are included. Patents Patents are generally a set of rights granted to an inventor, or to a person or organisation associated with the inventor, for a fixed period of time. These rights are granted in exchange for disclosure of an invention or idea Patents usually grant a period...
 
Tags: intellectual property, treaties, international patent treaties, major copyright agreements, agreements, copyright, rights, intellectual property rights, copyright legislation
 
 
 
 
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L.A. Dept. of Water of Power employees exposed

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2008-02-19 17:11:13 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...agreements Information security language should be included in contractual agreements Conduct regular audits of vendors to ensure that they continue to abide by your information security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures If your company engages vendors on a regular basis, formalize the vendor security evaluation, approval and...
 
Tags: employee information, information, information security practices, confidential information, information security policies, sensitive personal information, dwp, dwp officials, represents dwp employees
 
 
 
 
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Misconceptions about outsourcing security

2007-12-13 14:05:54 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...agreements and limited liability provisions in the contracts Since security services are getting commoditized, hire an outsourcer with the lowest cost. The complexity, scope, duration, and business risk of an outsourcing deal dwarf most hardware or software procurement contracts. Handing over a critical business process or technology to a...
 
Tags: security processes, establish security processes, security, processes, security controls, security managers cost, cost, security operations, security services
 
 
 
 
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When Will the Media Industry Embrace the BORA Principle?

2007-03-22 10:06:00 by Eric Marvets in The Security Samurai
 
...agreements that left stores 100% liable for fraud, companies like Amazon accepted the increased risk and allowed the credit card industry to ultimately be successful. By 1998, Visas sales volume had tripled which cut fraud as a percentage nearly in half Credit cards went from being used for credit to being used for convenience (what they...
 
Tags: credit card, credit, credit card industry, credit card fraud, industry, media industry, cut fraud, fraud, credit cards
 
 
 
 
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The Austin Project

2008-01-21 22:45:39 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...agreements so people can talk freely about problems they are concerned with without having to worry about it getting out. There will be eventual outputs from the classes, but they will be discussed only with people who attend. Days will be spent talking about webappsec, nights will be spent with me in downtown Austin, visiting the local...
 
Tags: people, competent people, project, helps people focus, austin project, austin project web-page, security, web application security, site
 
 
 
 
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Virtual Eyes

2007-08-01 19:25:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...agreements before agreeing to install certain products. Also, it should be noted that older versions of Internet Explorer make one's system very vulnerable to spyware attacks because of its close link and integration to the Windows platform
 
Tags: spyware, anti-spyware downloads, spyware business, anti-spyware programs, spyware attacks, free spyware, internet, internet users pause, internet access
 
 
 
 
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Another security breach, but this one is different...

2008-01-21 13:51:00 by Ryan Shopp in practical risk management
 
...Agreements on availability, performance...shouldn't we be doing the same things around security and risk
 
Tags: include sensitive data, data, situation appears completely, expect vendors, vendors, security, risk, protection, assume
 
 
 
 
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Buying software? Don't forget the warranty

2008-03-06 08:56:28 by Matt Karlyn and Manny Perera in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Standard software license agreements rarely include the protections you need. Avoid these gotchas and write these warranties into your next software contract
 
Tags: software contract, warranties, gotchas, avoid, protections
 
 
 
 
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Customer information vulnerable in the hands of corporates

2008-03-31 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b7f1d8 in Network World on Security
 
Privacy agreements are being scrapped as fingerprints, iris scans and voiceprints are at risk of being hocked off through business acquisitions
 
Tags: iris scans, business acquisitions, privacy agreements, fingerprints, voiceprints, risk
 
 
 
 
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Do you listen to your users?

2008-04-04 21:18:17 by Editor in Security x.0
 
...agreements, in circumstances where negligence can be demonstrated. In the longer term, as the industry matures, a comprehensive framework of vendor liability and consumer protection should be introduced. (4.41 Club: "If washing machines can be kite marked to EU or UK standards, why not computers Committee 8.23. We further recommend that, in...