This office works closely with our Division review staff to monitor whether the documents public companies file with the SEC include disclosure of material information regarding global security risk-related issues.
This is the kind of information that security chiefs and risk managers must have promptly if they are to react properly.
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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Finally, much like the risk equation information security professionals use when deciding what defensive measures to put in place, in essence figuring out if the benefit of a protective measure exceeds its cost (in money, resource time, etc.), attackers are at least subconsciously using a similar mechanism.
But in her reply, Mrs Gandhi said releasing the information might cause a "financial and security risk".
But Uppal tells us that the talk has been cancelled after concerns were raised by a financial industry client of the security auditing firm he works for, Information Risk Management.
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Medical-related institutions hosting data, such as date of birth information, social security numbers and medical records, are also higher risk.
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.
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.
Yet another impediment to addressing the risk is the lack of wide authority vested in the role of chief information security officer, Robinson explained.
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Doctors who shun email cite concerns ranging from privacy and security issues to liability, inconvenience and the risk of miscommunication of important medical information.
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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