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Q&A with Doug McClure: What Makes BSM Successful?

2008-07-15 19:02:39 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...formal monitoring and management tools group has established some sort of database or knowledge repository that enables them to manage the business of IT management and monitoring if you will. In my opinion, the vendor community has let their clients down significantly in this area. The CMDB may be the correct answer, but most companies just...
 
Tags: management, service management database, management tools, service management mentality, business service management, business service, business service impact, mission services management, database
 
 
 
 
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More trustworthy election systems via SDL?

2008-02-04 23:34:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...formally reviewed and certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) who validates cryptographic modules meet Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) . Most application developers are not cryptographers and hence are unlikely to encode crypto algorithms correctly....
 
Tags: machine security concerns, security concerns, election systems, election, security, security researchers, election systems margin, margin, election management system
 
 
 
 
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The new e-discovery rules - what they mean for your company

2006-11-30 06:26:27 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...formal retention program in place. Check back in a few days for several tips on how your company can show good faith to a federal court
 
Tags: rules, discovery, electronic discovery rules, address e-discovery issues, court, federal court, records, electronic records, company
 
 
 
 
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A conspicuous contribution !

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2007-12-04 17:40:46 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
...formal LINX meetings When you step back and think about it, its quite remarkable that so many companies from within a fiercely competitive industry are prepared, like THUS, to put their resources into co-operation in this way. I think its partly far-sightedness (a belief that self-regulation is much to be preferred to the imposition of...
 
Tags: formal linx meetings, linx meetings, linx, linx council, meetings, conspicuous contribution, contribution, fiercely competitive industry, internet
 
 
 
 
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Oldham Primary Care Trust NHS loses two data sticks

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2008-01-11 17:15:40 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...formal internal investigation has been launched The PCT takes patient confidentiality extremely seriously and has taken immediate action to prevent any further similar incidents. All data sticks containing personal information have been recalled, and a full and thorough review of current processes and procedures is now underway Gail...
 
Tags: information, information lost, personal information, financial information, medical information, information security, data, freephone information line, data sticks
 
 
 
 
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A law suit waiting to happen.

2007-12-06 04:25:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...formal complaint that they would be immediately fired. Apparently upper management has no problem with breaking Federal laws since under Federal Law, the victim in a sexual harrassment case can not be penalized for reporting the abuse Do these guys need help in managing their risk or what? Actually, I think they are gone way beyond managing...
 
Tags: law, risk, risk management, fitness center, risk managment, management, center, apparently upper management, federal law
 
 
 
 
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What can CISOs learn from the Societe Generale debacle

2008-02-19 09:17:17 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...formal security strategy in place. Still, 69% said they are "very confident" or "extremely confident" about their organization's effectiveness at tackling external security challenges Sadly, events such as these articulate the point much more effectively than a CISO saying that we should implement security. So we should take this opportunity...
 
Tags: security, formal security strategy, societe generale, security technology, external security challenges, implement security, access, security products, access users
 
 
 
 
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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
...formal business 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,...
 
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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EU drafts guidelines for RFID technologies

2008-02-21 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b5caa0 in Network World on Security
 
The European Commission has sketched out guidelines to help get RFID technologies up and running in the European Union, but stopped short of proposing formal legislation in the area
 
Tags: rfid technologies, guidelines, european union, european commission, formal legislation, short
 
 
 
 
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Nevada Department of Public Safety applicants exposed

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2008-03-07 10:20:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...formal information security training Obviously (maybe not so much), using thumb drives for the storage and transportation of confidential personal information is discouraged in many circumstances. IF the business benefit provided by using thumb drives is too great, then at least use encryption to reduce the risk of exposure Past Breaches...
 
Tags: personal information, lost personal information, sensitive personal informa