After a vulnerability assessment a company has a list of gaps and issues to fix. Sometimes, a company will complain that it can not afford to close gaps and would rather run the risk of loss, or find a way to transfer the liability. This becomes more complicated if the harm actually impacts someone else. … Continue reading GOP blocks NIST 9/11 safety recommendations
A story in The Boston Globe reveals that a former Intel employee stands charged with theft: In a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday, the FBI alleged that Biswahoman Pani of Worcester copied a host of confidential Intel documents, including 13 “top secret” company files containing highly sensitive design plans for future processor chips. In the complaint, … Continue reading Intel Insider Theft
The BBC reports that more than a hundred memory sticks have been lost by the UK military in just four years. I am not sure if there is an increase or trend, but 26 went missing this year and 22 contained classified information. Today has yet another example: The discovery at a Cornish nightclub of … Continue reading Military memory stick found at club
The Seattle Times has documented more on how Sarah Palin is unable to handle the truth: Palin put in place what the local paper called a gag order, prohibiting top city employees from talking to reporters unless she cleared it first. She did this because popular opinion was not kind to her. She was a … Continue reading Palin-Gag