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Beyond Print: IT Security
09/12/2007 - The weakest link in computer network security isn’t technology, it’s users, concludes a new government survey from the United Kingdom. Find out why passwords are key.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/12/2007 - Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks pose a severe risk of inadvertent disclosure for large financial institutions, say researchers from the Center for Digital Strategies.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/12/2007 - Consumers will pay more money to shop on a retailer’s Web site with strong privacy protections according to a Carnegie Mellon study.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
09/12/2007 - A controversial third stairwell is one of the new building code requirements for high rises issued after a three-year study done in the wake of 9-11.
Beyond Print: Risk Management
09/12/2007 - Find out which retrofit option is best to protect your building from a number of chemical releases according to a joint government report.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
09/12/2007 - E-mail accounts stored by an Internet service provider carry the expectation of privacy, ruled a federal appeals court. The government must obtain a warrant or tell the e-mail account’s owner a subpoena has been issued for that information.
Beyond Print: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
09/12/2007 - Resources committed to protecting the nation’s railways are inadequate, concluded researchers. They recommend legislation to identify threats, clarify public-private sector security roles, and provide more funding.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
09/12/2007 - A female Muslim police officer was not discriminated against by the city of Philadelphia, ruled a federal court, when it refused to allow her to wear an Islamic headscarf.
Beyond Print: Legislation
09/12/2007 - A bill (S. 467) extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) for two more years has been signed into law by President Bush. The new law extends the TRIA, which otherwise would have expired at the end of 2005. The law also establishes a commission charged with developing a transitional system to take its place. Without the TRIA, a government program that keeps insurance for terrorist attacks affordable, proponents of the bill argued that terrorism insurance would become unaffordable for most businesses.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/12/2007 - Malicious code threats continue to rise, according to this software company report.
Beyond Print: Airport Security
09/12/2007 - This report examines the bio/chem threat to airports and makes recommendations on how to assess and counter the threat.
Beyond Print: Loss Prevention
09/12/2007 - A new online guide on information theft discusses the effects of loss of personal data. Future installments will discuss prevention.
Beyond Print: ID issues \ Identity Theft
09/12/2007 - Unisys research shows that consumers are willing to pay additional fees for banking options that are more secure.
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