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WSJ – Google employees bypassed policy to sell illegal drug ads, Larry Page aware, $500 million penalty
“Google’s employees were instrumental in bypassing policy regarding pharmacy verification,” Mr. Whitaker told the Journal. “The websites were blatantly illegal.” At the agents’ direction, Mr. Whitaker said he signaled his illegal intent to Google ad executives, including Google’s top manager in Mexico. As a tape recorder ran, he walked Google executives through the illegal parts [...]
Continue ReadingThreatened by Anonymous, Symantec tells users to pull pcAnywhere’s plug – Computerworld
So let’s get this straight: 1) Symantec failed to stop the SONY Rootkit because Sony is a well-known multinational 2) Symantec released source code to the Indian Government without adequate protections 3) They’ve known about the breach for over 6 years, but until Anonymous threatened them, Symantec kept quite. So, which is it? Do [...]
Continue ReadingMiley Cyrus hacker gets probation for cooperation
Let me get this straight – normal, ordinary teenagers have been sent to jail or labelled sex offenders for sexting each other…and a guy who breaks into a strangers cell phone gets probation… Miley Cyrus hacker let off with probation TrainReq spared after ratting out former hacking cohorts By John Leyden • Get more [...]
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Nov 8 2011 – ISC2 Brighttalk – Dealing With Risk and Vulnerabilities in the Enterprise
Cloud Privacy Concerns – Over sharing and Over Collecting Social Media has quickly woven itself into the very fabric of everyday life and computing. This boom in sharing, even the most banal of details, has had a resounding impact on how our profession manages enterprise security. In this presentation we’ll explore strategies for managing the [...]
Continue ReadingBacking Up Documents in the Cloud
Raj Goel, CISSPCTOBrainlink International, Inc.raj@brainlink.com 917-685-7731 Raj’s LinkedIn profile This article appeared on LAW.com John Edwards (no, not THAT John Edwards) did a great job of summarizing various backup tools available for CLOUD backups, and some risks inherent in it. My opinion is that law firms should NOT be using public or hybrid clouds, [...]
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ISC(2) Security Congress 2011
Sep 19-21, 2011 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida Lessons Learned From The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Summary: The FTC has emerged as the leading investigator of privacy and security breaches, and has sanctioned companies and institutions across industries for breaches. This presentation reviews the FTC’s track record, examines lessons learned from each sanction, and [...]
Continue ReadingISC2 – Privacy and Security Challenges With Cloud Computing for CISSPs
Dropbox, Gmail, Facebook, Amazon Web Services — they’ve become part of the IT DNA. More than that, they have become household verbs. Individual consumers and complete corporations moving to Social Media and the cloud has had a resounding impact on how our profession manages enterprise security. In this day-long, interactive event, we’ll explore strategies for [...]
Continue ReadingISC2 – Protecting Consumer Privacy – Do’s, Don’ts and Reality Checks
In this highly interactive session, you’ll learn about threats to YOUR customer’s privacy. • Googling Your Corporate Privacy Away – Tools and practices your users are already using that will compromise their privacy. • Trends in Regulations – Rules and regulations you need to know to stay current. • Trends in Financial Crimes – New [...]
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Lessons Learned From The FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
The FTC has emerged as the leading investigator of privacy and security breaches, and has sanctioned companies and institutions across industries for breaches. This presentation reviews the FTC’s track record, examines lessons learned from each sanction, and provides guidance based on current and proposed regulations.
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HIPAA, HITECH, Privacy Breach Laws – What EVERY Hospital Privacy & Compliance team needs to know.
This presentation covers: - Overview of HIPAA, HITECH & NYS Privacy Breach Laws - Trends in litigation – who’s been sued, who’s suing, what YOU need to know to protect your organization - Trends in Compliance – Your Risk Analysis says you need to fix 100 things — we’ll help you determine what’s really important, [...]
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- Artists Sue CBS, CNET, for Promoting and Profiting from Piracy
- Too much social media networking: Paranoia of Big Brother surveillance may destroy ya
- Fourth Amendment’s Future if Gov’t Uses Virtual Force and Trojan Horse Warrants?
- 4th Amendment vs Virtual Force by Feds, Trojan Horse Warrants for Remote Searches?
- Firewall Law Could Infringe on Free Speech
- Assange vs. Zuckerberg
- Threatened by Anonymous, Symantec tells users to pull pcAnywhere’s plug – Computerworld
- “Everything You Say Can And Will Be Used Against You, By Anybody, Now Or Decades Into The Future.” – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
- This Is Data Retention. Would You Give It To Any Future Government? – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
- WSJ – Google employees bypassed policy to sell illegal drug ads, Larry Page aware, $500 million penalty
- Using LinkedIn as a Competitive Intelligence tool
- CPN May 2009 — Voice as a Telecom Tool May 14, 2009.
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- WSJ – Google employees bypassed policy to sell illegal drug ads, Larry Page aware, $500 million penalty
- Threatened by Anonymous, Symantec tells users to pull pcAnywhere’s plug – Computerworld
- “Everything You Say Can And Will Be Used Against You, By Anybody, Now Or Decades Into The Future.” – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
- This Is Data Retention. Would You Give It To Any Future Government? – Falkvinge on Infopolicy
- How Facebook Can Hurt Your Credit Rating
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