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Should We Treat Contractors The Same as Employees?

2008-03-26 13:47:43 by Alex in RiskAnalys.is
 
...contractors be less trusted than full-time employees Well, should they The answer, of course, should be no. Contractors should be trusted just as much as employees, which is to say, not trusted at all A QUESTION OF TRUST Youre probably already saying in your mind, that the level of trust we afford anyone on the magic-packet-carpet-ride we...
 
Tags: threat, threat communities, threat agent applies, threat agents, threat event results, threat community, employees, risk tolerance, risk
 
 
 
 
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A breach that hits home with 2008 presidential candidates

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2008-03-22 13:16:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...contractors involved in the Obama search were dismissed before investigators had a chance to interview them McCormack said one of the individuals who accessed Obama's files also reviewed McCain's file earlier this year. This contract employee has been reprimanded, but not fired. The individual no longer has access to passport records, he...
 
Tags: stanley subcontractor employees, subcontractor employees, subcontractor, confidential information, information, information security, stanley, personal information, employees
 
 
 
 
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Errant email exposed Department of Consumer Affairs personal information

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2008-06-24 17:51:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...contractors and board members Number Affected 5,000 Types of Data Names, Social Security numbers, salaries and job titles Breach Description The state Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has sent letters to 5,000 employees, contractors and board members warning them of a security breach that has compromised their names and social security...
 
Tags: information, email, volunteer information lost, wrong email address, email address, information security, adequately protect information, credit cards, credit
 
 
 
 
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Oracle misplaces computer containing personal information

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2007-12-13 12:07:05 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...contractors of Lodestar (a recent Oracle acquisition Number Affected 132 Types of Data Name, home or business address, Social Security number, and certain other earnings or expense information Breach Description Oracle Corporation recently disclosed a breach involving an "unaccounted for" computer to the New Hampshire State Attorney...
 
Tags: personal information, oracle, information, sensitive personal information, assume oracle, oracle corporation recently, breach, hampshire breach notification, oracle public relations
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from the home of a BearingPoint employee

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2008-06-19 15:38:38 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...contractors Number Affected Unknown Types of Data first and last name and Social Security Number Breach Description On May 14, 2008 a BearingPoint company-issued laptop was stolen from the residence of an employee. The laptop contained sensitive personal information belonging to a number of BearingPoint independent contractors Reference...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, bearingpoint, store confidential information, confidential information, laptop, information security, independent contractors
 
 
 
 
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When the inside threat is from outsiders

2008-04-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b00950 in Network World on Security
 
With the economy being so shaky right now, my company has put a freeze on hiring and we are currently using temporary contractors to fill certain positions. It seems that outsiders are the new insiders. Any tips on best practices for making sure contractors have what they need, but can't take sensitive information out the door when the job is done
 
Tags: temporary contractors, contractors, sensitive information, outsiders, economy, job, insiders, shaky, tips
 
 
 
 
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Australian medical information found in abandoned amusement park

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2008-06-28 13:10:55 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...contractors who were engaged to do this It is a huge concern, Ive called for an immediate review to ensure our existing contractors are following standard policy and procedures so this doesn't happen again," he said Shadow health minister Jillian Skinner said the state government also has some explaining to do Why if it was know this...
 
Tags: confidential medical records, medical records, clinical waste, waste, waste disposal procedures, disposal, records, procedures, amusement park
 
 
 
 
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The Governments Top Hackers?

2008-07-01 18:40:47 by Chris Eng in Zero in a bit
 
...contractors, OWNSAVAOG says. The military guys mainly conduct the ops (the actual breaking and entering stuff), while the civilians and contractors mainly write code to support their endeavors. For those of you looking for a gig in the ultrasecret world of red teaming, this top hacker says the ideal profile is someone with technical skills,...
 
Tags: team, nsa red team, red team, team sound, red team operations, nsa, red, red teams charter, enterprise security team
 
 
 
 
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$13 Billion of U.S. Taxpayers Money was Stolen or Wasted in Iraq.

2008-09-25 04:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...contractors. The investigator who testified as to the waste and theft was fearful of his life as 32 of his fellow investigative co-workers have been killed One scheme involved officials from the Iraqi Defense Ministry setting up a front company that received $1.7 Billion in U.S. funds to buy guns, armoured vehicles and other equipment. Only...
 
Tags: billion, iraqi defense ministry, defense ministry, iraqi government officials, officials, billion bail, fellow investigative co-workers, funds, front company
 
 
 
 
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5 Steps to Documented User Compliance

2007-12-27 08:56:05 by Editor in Information Security Policy Whitepapers
 
In this paper we present five key steps for providing audit documentation that all employees and contractors have read and understood the information security policies that apply to them
 
Tags: information security policies, key steps, audit documentation, apply, contractors, employees, paper