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Overseas companies practice safer security than U.S firms -- or do they?

2008-10-29 04:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Two global surveys that compare how U.S. companies handle security issues with their counterparts overseas offer cautionary data for firms looking to outsource operations
 
Tags: global surveys, firms, outsource operations, compare
 
 
 
 
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No Court Order Needed to Spy on Americans Overseas, Appeals Court Rules

2008-11-26 19:58:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security
 
The government does not need a judge's approval to wiretap Americans overseas, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the appeal of an American convicted of helping plan the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. The ruling comes as rights groups challenge the government's warrantless wiretapping program and newly granted powers to set up electronic...
 
Tags: wiretap americans overseas, electronic dragnets inside, appeals court ruled, government, rights, appeal, program, powers, challenge
 
 
 
 
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Unauthorized access to University of Georgia server affects 4,250

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2008-01-09 15:32:57 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...overseas IP address" was able to access a University of Georgia server used to store confidential personal information belonging to certain current and former university students. 4,250 individuals are affected by this breach Reference URL Associated Press report on ajc.com WNEG Channel 32 News Report Credit The Associated Press Response...
 
Tags: university, server, georgia server, university students, georgia, overseas hacker, hacker, access, server off-line
 
 
 
 
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Terrorism as a Tax

2008-05-12 06:29:47 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...overseas travel to the United States between Sept. 11, 2001, and 2006. (There are no firm figures for 2007 yet, but there seems to have been an uptick.) That slump has cost the country $94 billion in lost tourist spending, nearly 200,000 jobs and $16 billion in forgone tax revenue -- and all while the dollar has kept dropping Why? The journal...
 
Tags: tax, security, security risks, security countermeasures, security trade-offs, fear tax falls, security lines, beefed-up security forces, percent decline
 
 
 
 
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As They Say: When in Rome, Do as the Romans.

2008-08-07 10:19:13 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...overseas!! We asked for support to build their brand, what they seemed to offer was management by proxy Folks, this will not work in Thailand (or most Asia countries If you want to tap into the fast growing Asia market, leave behind your aggressive New York or Silicon Valley sales guns and forceful presale tactics, where you are content to...
 
Tags: asia, asia market, thailand, support, support infrastructure, infrastructure, asia countries, market, sustainable infrastructure
 
 
 
 
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Death Toll of Hotel Bombing in Pakistan Continues to Rise

2008-09-25 03:39:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...overseas locations One thing is for sure, any overseas location that is considered a gathering place for foreigners, especially Americans in places like Pakistan, India, etc., will continue to be Prime Targets. Serious surveys need to be conducted and overall security needs to be enhanced. Vehicular access needs to be closely monitored and...
 
Tags: islamabad, islamabad marriott, marriott, marriott review, counter surveillance measures, foreigners, hostile regions, vehicular access, overseas location
 
 
 
 
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Keeping up with global regulations

2007-12-28 14:03:48 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...overseas, exposing themselves to new and changing regulatory environments, these capabilities will likely play an even more crucial role in 2008 in the competition of leading compliance platforms. Compliance officers should certainly keep these as criteria when evaluating possible solutions. Expect more research from Forrester in this area as...
 
Tags: companies continue, bribery, anti-bribery rules, operations, compliance platforms, companies, expand operations overseas, compliance management platforms, forrester
 
 
 
 
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Blackberry risk overseas? What else is new?

2008-02-16 12:41:01 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
I believe the biggest risk today relative to handheld devices is the willingness of users--both corporate and private--to ignore the dangers associated with the use of their smartphones and PDAs. This is true not only for non-management types. This is also true for C-level managers--the people most likely to use these device out of the country...
 
Tags: true, c-level managers, handheld devices, non-management types, risk, users, ignore, smartphones, constraints
 
 
 
 
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Fears that Bhutto assassination will further destabilize Pakistan and the region

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2007-12-29 17:45:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...overseas assignments. In addition, make sure that they have good local knowledge and local contacts where you will travel The world is not getting any safer anytime soon. Preparation and knowledge is the key. Be informed and be prepared Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: bhutto, abundant knowledge, knowledge, assassination, pakistan, local knowledge, executive protection team, benazir bhutto, political scene