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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This is the kind of information that security chiefs and risk managers must have promptly if they are to react properly.

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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.

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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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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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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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Doctors who shun email cite concerns ranging from privacy and security issues to liability, inconvenience and the risk of miscommunication of important medical information.

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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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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.

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"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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