Net Neutrality in the US and the Digital Economy Act in the UK are attempts by Governments to start to legislate the Internet.Certainly the Digital Economy Act in the UK was written to prevent the piracy of film, music, photography etc. For what it's worth I don't agree with the measures in the Act, which gives the Government power to checktraffic and potentially block sites involved in the breach of copyright...

 https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/4012-Internet-Legislation-and-Piracy.html

With data sources growing exponentially and competitive pressures at an all time high, the need to synthesize and extract meaning is critical to success. Centrifuge provides businesses with the freedom to explore data, uncover new insight and improve decision-making...

 https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3982-Interview-with-Tony-Agresta-VP-of-Marketing-for-Centrifuge.html

Mark Bregman, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Offcer, Symantec Corporation says that SaaS has the potential to be a game changer. In a conversation with Ashwani Mishra, Bregman talks about the company’s strategy in the security and storage areas and how it plans to...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3857-Interview-with-Symantec-CTO-Mark-Bregman.html

Writing an article about Chinese hackers (all 3 parts were published here - please use the search to find them) I had to explain why it's difficult to fight against them due to a wide range of tools, methods and existing vulnerability of operating systems and applications in addition to the ...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3954-The-cyber-gangsters-weapons-and-the-state-of-Internet-security-.html

In a 2008 speech to the Texas General Counsel Forum, former United States Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty provided his perspective on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance investigations and the Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions. From his experience as the former seco...

 https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3950-FCPA-Compliance-and-Continuous-Controls-Monitoring.html

ID Theft is a personal problem because it focuses on the personally identifiable information of individuals, but it’s a company problem too. It’s not only about how you control the flow of information and what information you have within the organization...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3949-ID-Theft-Its-What-You-Cant-Control.html

Criminal identity theft is when someone commits a crime and uses the assumed name and address of another person. The thief in the act of the crime or upon arrest poses as the identity theft victim. Often the perpetrator will have a fake ID with the identity theft victim’s information but the i...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3946--Why-We-Need-Secure-Identification.html

Security Awareness is a key part in the battle to keep the company secure, a switched off audience could have catastrophic consequences, because they miss the part about disclosure of sharing passwords. Whilst a different approach to presentations will not guarantee that your company remains secure, it might help in keeping employees vigilant in the fight...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3924-Death-by-Powerpoint.html

Our Word for the Week:  KOOBFACE. Koobface is Facebook scrambled.   This malicious software targets users of social networking websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.  It’s purpose is to infect your PC and try to collect information about you or o...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3907-Cyberscumbags-Hijacking-Social-Media-Accounts.html

Much has been written on the topic of Identity Theft. But what do we really know about the identity thieves themselves. Who are they? How do they operate? What motivates them? To begin with, one needs to appreciate that America is plagued with an endless epidemic of identity theft...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3901-Would-you-like-to-meet-an-Identity-Thief.html