This is the kind of information that security chiefs and risk managers must have promptly if they are to react properly.
But in her reply, Mrs Gandhi said releasing the information might cause a "financial and security risk".
Doctors who shun email cite concerns ranging from privacy and security issues to liability, inconvenience and the risk of miscommunication of important medical information.
Medical-related institutions hosting data, such as date of birth information, social security numbers and medical records, are also higher risk.
All of these actions must be balanced against the increased risk to information security, particularly as it relates to cloud computing and mobile technologies.
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The problem is that when end-users are using whatever solutions they choose without IT approval, the risk of leakage of important information and the opportunity for other security and compliance failures goes way up.
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"There are strong indications of retaliation by the country or countries who produced the information divulged by Mr. Assange, reprisals that could put at risk his security, integrity and even his life, " the Ecuadorian government concluded.
The firewall has long been emblematic of the enterprise's approach to information security, and software solutions have imposed rigid processes and limited licenses to employees to minimize the risk of the wrong information ending up in the wrong hands.
"Their concerns are shared by the Serjeant At Arms and Parliamentary Security Director who believe there is a very real danger that the release of this information could lead to the unnecessary discovery of members' residential addresses and this could provide a security risk, " he wrote.
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According to the State of Information Security Survey 2003, a complex integration of technology, education, risk analysis, as well as corporate and government regulation are needed.
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