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Jul 06
2010

Is Regulation Coming to Cloud Computing?

Posted by: Floyd Tucker

Tagged in: regulations , reform , oversight , Microsoft , IT , Government , Google , Cloud Computing
Floyd Tucker

Original Article by: David Linthicum

Not sure too many people noticed, but Google, Microsoft, EMC, and Salesforce.com took on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement to talk about the upsides and the downsides of cloud computing. The federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, who has been an advocate of cloud computing for use within the government, joined them as well.

There are a few interesting things about this situation. First, something like cloud computing has the attention of government leaders. Second, does this attention translate into good things, or bad things?
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May 07
2010

Why American’s Identities Are Easily Stolen

Posted by: Anthony M. Freed

Tagged in: risk , regulatory , regulations , privacy rights , policy , phishing , password , paperless , outsourcing , News , national security , misuse , meltdown , markets , login , legal , law , kinetic attacks , ISSA , ISR , ISACA , IPS , IP address , interview , Insider Threat , infrastructure , InfosecIsland.com , Infosec Island Network , Information-Security-Resources.com , Information Fiduciary , Information , Infoduciary , infiltrate , IIA , identity thief , ID , IAP , homeland Security , hackers , governance , Financial InfoSec , Financial Identity , Financial , Finance , espionage , electronic database , Economy , due diligence , DRI , DOD , DISA , diplomacy , DHS NCD , DDoS , Data , D and O liability , cybersecurity , cyberattack , cyber-crime , cyber security , cyber offensive , CSI , CPA , Costs , control , consumer product liability , confidential , computer , CISSP , CISM , CISA , CIPP , CIO , CGEIT , CFO , bypass , breaches , Breach , Anthony M. Freed
Anthony M. Freed

We use easily counterfeited identification, Social Security numbers that are written on the sides of buses and we rely on the anonymity of the phone, fax, internet and snail mail as a means of application. In other countries they solve problems. They have priorities and don’t deal with the rhetoric.  They put security first, convenience second...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3935--Why-Americans-Identities-Are-Easily-Stolen.html

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May 06
2010

DATA LEAKAGE a la Digital Copy Machine

Posted by: Anthony M. Freed

Tagged in: risk , regulatory , regulations , privacy rights , policy , phishing , password , paperless , outsourcing , News , national security , misuse , meltdown , markets , login , legal , law , kinetic attacks , ISSA , ISR , ISACA , IPS , IP address , interview , Insider Threat , infrastructure , InfosecIsland.com , Infosec Island Network , Information-Security-Resources.com , Information Fiduciary , Information , Infoduciary , infiltrate , IIA , identity thief , ID , IAP , homeland Security , hackers , governance , Financial InfoSec , Financial Identity , Financial , Finance , espionage , electronic database , Economy , due diligence , DRI , DOD , DISA , diplomacy , DHS NCD , DDoS , Data , D and O liability , cybersecurity , cyberattack , cyber-crime , cyber security , cyber offensive , CSI , CPA , Costs , control , consumer product liability , confidential , computer , CISSP , CISM , CISA , CIPP , CIO , CGEIT , CFO , bypass , breaches , Breach , Anthony M. Freed
Anthony M. Freed

The mechanical wonders that once used kerosene and chain drive squeegee rollers to mass produce wet-paper copies are long gone. It’s a digital copier these days that falls into a gray area between Classification of Documents and Enterprise Cyber Security.  As technology in the copy machine industry has evolved many of these systems now contain large hard drives which retain full and complete images of each and every copy made on the system...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3927-DATA-LEAKAGE-a-la-Digital-Copy-Machine-.html

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May 06
2010

Three Steps To Securing Your Network

Posted by: Anthony M. Freed

Tagged in: zero day attack , white-hat , vendors , valuation , Third Party , theft , systems , System , SQL , spyware , shareholder derivative , sabotage , risk , regulatory , regulations , privacy rights , policy , phishing , password , paperless , outsourcing , News , national security , misuse , meltdown , markets , login , legal , law , kinetic attacks , ISSA , ISR , ISACA , IPS , IP address , interview , Insider Threat , infrastructure , InfosecIsland.com , Infosec Island Network , Information-Security-Resources.com , Information Fiduciary , Information , Infoduciary , infiltrate , IIA , identity thief , ID , IAP , homeland Security , hackers , governance , Financial InfoSec , Financial Identity , Financial , Finance , espionage , electronic database , Economy , due diligence , DRI , DOD , DISA , diplomacy , DHS NCD , DDoS , Data , D and O liability , cybersecurity , cyberattack , cyber-crime , cyber security , cyber offensive , CSI , CPA , Costs , control , consumer product liability , confidential , computer , CISSP , CISM , CISA , CIPP , CIO , CGEIT , CFO , bypass , breaches , Breach , Anthony M. Freed
Anthony M. Freed

Securing an organization's assets requires work, and there are many different ways to classify controls. This white paper examines three common types of controls are administrative, technical, and physical.

Regardless of how these controls are grouped or what list you use to classify, security is all about how you apply these controls. If they are not applied and enforced, effective security cannot be achieved...

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3925-Three-Steps-To-Securing-Your-Network.html

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Mar 19
2010

Infosec Island Editor Featured at BusinessWeek.com

Posted by: Anthony M. Freed

Tagged in: risk , regulatory , regulations , privacy rights , policy , phishing , password , paperless , outsourcing , News , national security , misuse , meltdown , markets , login , legal , law , kinetic attacks , ISSA , ISR , ISACA , IPS , IP address , interview , Insider Threat , infrastructure , InfosecIsland.com , Infosec Island Network , Information-Security-Resources.com , Information Fiduciary , Information , Infoduciary , infiltrate , IIA , identity thief , ID , IAP , homeland Security , hackers , governance , Financial InfoSec , Financial Identity , Financial , Finance , espionage , electronic database , Economy , due diligence , DRI , DOD , DISA , diplomacy , DHS NCD , DDoS , Data , D and O liability , cybersecurity , cyberattack , cyber-crime , cyber security , cyber offensive , CSI , CPA , Costs , control , consumer product liability , confidential , computer , CISSP , CISM , CISA , CIPP , CIO , CGEIT , CFO , bypass , breaches , Breach , Anthony M. Freed
Anthony M. Freed

This weekend, BusinessWeek.com will feature our own Anthony M. Freed, Editor and Business Development Director for the Infosec Island Network.

https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/3371-Infosec-Island-Editor-Featured-at-BusinessWeekcom.html
Anthony is being honored for his active participation as a member of BusinessWeek's Business Exchange, with over 3000 contributions.  This is the sixth time Anthony has been selected as a featured user by their editorial staff.

Infosec Island is committed to serving the risk mitigation needs of SMBs and mid-market enterprises across numerous industries, government agencies, legal, financial, healthcare, educational, nonprofit organizations, and the information security community at large.

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