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David Laceys IT Security Blog
Information security expert David Lacey discussed the latest ideas, best practices, and business issues associated with managing security.
March 2007
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Support Your Local WARP
30 Mar 2007 -
Paranoia does not Create a Healthy Business Climate
29 Mar 2007 -
Safeguarding Privacy in a Surveillance Society?
27 Mar 2007
External networking is one of the most important components of an effective security function. That's because security managers need to draw on outside knowledge and skills to identify new threats, ...
Could it be that this week's RAE report on Privacy and Surveillance (see my last posting) is symptomatic of a wider wave of paranoia across Business and Society? A recent report in the Chicago ...
The Royal Academy of Engineering has just published a report on "Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance - Challenges of Technological Change". It's worth a read. Amongst other things, it claims that ...
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The Economics of Security - How hard can it be?
25 Mar 2007 -
Y2K Lessons Forgotten Already
23 Mar 2007 -
Oracle Sues SAP for Information Theft
23 Mar 2007 -
How Much Do We Really Spend on IT Security?
21 Mar 2007 -
The Future of Digital Space and Place
19 Mar 2007 -
The Importance of Closing the Loop
17 Mar 2007 -
Unacceptable Physical Security Must Be Corrected
15 Mar 2007
I've noticed an increasing level of interest by both academics and practitioners in the financial aspects of security. There are probably two sources for this phenomenon. One is the difficulty that ...
Those of you who might have concluded that the risks posed by the Y2K Bug were overstated should take a look at this recent story about six Lockheed F-22 Raptors crossing the International Date ...
Yesterday Oracle announced that are suing SAP for violations of several Federal Acts. The Complaint makes interesting reading. Oracle claim that SAP committed "corporate theft on a grand scale", ...
I'm always interested to read what the young scribblers in those expensive analyst organisations are claiming about our security spending habits. I've spent a good deal of time measuring and ...
As a keen Futurist, I'm interested in the impact of the Information age on how and where we live and work. And there are some interesting trends and contradictions. Distance doesn't matter but ...
I'm often asked what it is that characterizes a good security function. What separates the best from the rest? If I'm forced to select one single thing I would say it was the ability to close the ...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found eleven banks and other financial institutions in breach of the Data Protection Act after investigating complaints concerning the disposal of ...
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Laptop Encryption Becoming Standard Issue
14 Mar 2007 -
The Future of Fraud Detection
12 Mar 2007 -
Secure Software Development
12 Mar 2007 -
The Hidden Cost of Fraud
07 Mar 2007 -
Wi-Fi Eavesdropping Gets Easier
05 Mar 2007
Seagate Technology is now shipping hard disk drives with built-in encryption in the latest ASI laptop computers. This technology has been around for some time but it's a step forward to see it ...
I've just got back from lecturing at a CIPFA weekend school for auditors in Blackpool. Mastering the human factor was a primary theme. It covered everything from how to spot fraud to how to change ...
My recent posting on the KTN Cyber Security Special Interest Group attracted a comment from my fellow CW blogger Stuart King, pointing out we need a plan of action rather than another white paper. ...
A new report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers puts the cost of Fraud in the UK at more than £20 billion. It's been arrived at by adding up the costs of reported fraud and ...
I've been watching out for interesting reports coming out of last week's Black Hat Convention in Arlington. Apart from the RFID fiasco I commented on a few days ago, the main story seems to be a ...