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The top six corporate email risks

2007-10-27 19:27:40 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...risks. So what are the email risks that companies face? Red Earth Software has identified the following top 6 email risks 1 Legal liability ; In most cases the employer is held responsible for all the information transmitted on or from their systems. Consequently inappropriate emails sent on the company network can result in multi-million...
 
Tags: risks, email risks, email, email disclaimer, email communications, companys email system, company network, company, explicit email
 
 
 
 
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So much to read, so little time - Top Information Security Risks for 2008

2008-01-16 13:32:00 by Ryan Shopp in practical risk management
 
...Risks for 2008 " we get an impressive laundry list of threats & vulnerabilities, their impacts, the risk and the controls. Page 5 talks of specific risks, some can be addressed with various technical control product on the market, example: #2 - Information Leakage. If you want to get down and dirty understanding these products spend some time...
 
Tags: controls, highlights non-technical controls, risks, section, controls section, quality controls, document, primary summary document, risk
 
 
 
 
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10 things you should be doing to protect your company against email risks

2007-11-02 23:30:15 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...risks that companies face. So what can we do to protect ourselves against these risks? Here are 10 things that you should be doing to protect your company 1: Write an email policy . If you do not already have one in place, the first thing you must do is to create an email policy. This is necessary to educate users but also to ensure that...
 
Tags: policy, email policy violations, email-policy, email policy rules, rules, email policy, risks, email risks, email
 
 
 
 
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Gartner: Seven cloud-computing security risks

2008-07-02 00:00:00 by Jon Brodkin in Network World on Security
 
Cloud computing is fraught with security risks, according to analyst firm Gartner. Smart customers will ask tough questions, and consider getting a security assessment from a neutral third party before committing to a cloud vendor, Gartner says in a June report titled Assessing the Security Risks of Cloud Computing
 
Tags: security risks, cloud, gartner, analyst firm gartner, cloud vendor, june report, tough questions, smart customers, security assessment
 
 
 
 
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The Corporate Risks Associated with Obsolete Computer Equipment

2007-11-09 00:00:00 by Editor in Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers
 
In this paper, Daniel James discusses the risks posed by obsolete computer equipment in a corporate environment
 
Tags: obsolete computer equipment, daniel james discusses, risks posed, environment, paper
 
 
 
 
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Top infosec risks for 2008

2007-12-30 16:07:53 by Editor in Security Links
 
From CISSP forum We have completed and published our collaborative white paper listing the top information security threats, vulnerabilities and impacts, along with some risk scenarios and controls, as we head towards the new year http://www.iso27001 security. com/Top informat ion security risks for 2008.pdf
 
Tags: collaborative white paper, iso27001 security, cissp forum, risk scenarios, head, pdf, impacts, vulnerabilities, controls
 
 
 
 
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The Top Information Security Risks for 2008

2008-01-15 14:18:47 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
Blogging has its rewards I recently publishedalist ofthe Top Ten Cybersecurity Threats for 2008 This listmotivated another collaborative list for 2008, organized by Dr. Gary Hinson , The Top Information Security Risks for 2008
 
Tags: gary hinson, collaborative list, cybersecurity threats, rewards
 
 
 
 
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Excel risks go undetected, businesses warned

2008-03-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b43c74 in Network World on Security
 
Businesses where staff use Excel spreadsheets to develop applications quickly and cheaply aren't paying enough attention to the operational risks they run -- especially when the spreadsheets link to back-end systems
 
Tags: develop applications quickly, businesses, spreadsheets link, back-end systems, excel spreadsheets, operational risks, attention, staff, cheaply
 
 
 
 
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Software that Assesses Security Risks to Transportation Networks

2008-04-23 06:16:51 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...risks against transportation networks: "The tool will assist in prioritization of security measures based on their risk reduction potential," said the statement of work accompanying TSA's formal solicitation, which was posted April 18 The software tool would help TSA gather and organize information about specific transport modes and assist...
 
Tags: software, tsa, software tool, tsa headquarters, tsa gather, assist agency officials, assist, tool, transportation networks
 
 
 
 
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Consumer networks for business use

2008-03-10 09:30:00 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...risks as well as increasing personal risks to employees, there are actually some good words of wisdom in the same article. Accenture , for instance, who rather than using a public site, .. opted to build a social networking platform behind the company's firewall on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to connect Accenture's more than 170,000...