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SANS Institute - Special Webcast: Cyber Terrorism: Fact or Fiction - 0 views

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  • The topic of Cyber Terrorism has been a subject of many debates as to the reality of a significant event-taking place at the click of the button. In recent media coverage we've seen the London & Spain train bombings being triggered remotely using one of the most world's most adopted technologies, a cell phone. Who would ever think that someone would use a cell phone as a trigger point for detonating a bomb? Additionally, who would ever think that a terrorist organization would realize that all cell phones on the same cellular network receives their time/date from the same network timeserver so everyone has the correct time. This has allowed them to conduct simultaneous attacks via sms or speed dial on their phone.
  • sandy ingram on 06 Jul 09
     
    The topic of Cyber Terrorism has been a subject of many debates as to the reality of a significant event-taking place at the click of the button. In recent media coverage we've seen the London & Spain train bombings being triggered remotely using one of the most world's most adopted technologies, a cell phone. Who would ever think that someone would use a cell phone as a trigger point for detonating a bomb? Additionally, who would ever think that a terrorist organization would realize that all cell phones on the same cellular network receives their time/date from the same network timeserver so everyone has the correct time. This has allowed them to conduct simultaneous attacks via sms or speed dial on their phone.
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United States, Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Didn't See That Coming? Why Many Em... - 0 views

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shared by sandy ingram on 04 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Daniels Midland employee who embezzled millions, to the bookkeeper in Maine who took thousands from the church's coffers. The current rough economy and easy access to sophisticated technology are potent ingredients for creating the perfect storm for organizational fraud.
  • Enabling technologies like sophisticated color printers, remote access to linked computers, and data-capturing viruses have played a significant role in how employees can commit and conceal fraud. Even without accessible technology, the lack of segregation of duties and "less paper" (making for fewer paper trails) in the working environment make it easier for employees to commit fraud.
  • While technology and the economy may facilitate fraud, it is an employee's motivation and opportunity that are the most important elements in understanding fraud risk. Motivation (also known as incentives or pressures), opportunity, and rationalization of the fraudulent behavior are the three critical elements necessary for fraud to occur
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  • UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF FRAUD
  • Incentives/pressures
  • Opportunity
  • Rationalization
  • Opportunity
  • Using the Fraud Triangle Theory gives us a means to understanding and deterring fraud by identifying and mitigating the elements necessary to enable fraud. Removing weak internal control systems and replacing them with stronger systems, observing employee behavior, and modeling behavior from the top down, can reduce a company's fraud risk tremendously.
  • Opportunity
  • Rationalization is the final component of the 3
  • Opportunity is the one area that an employer can best control
  • sandy ingram on 04 Aug 10
     
    "Didn't See That Coming? Why Many Employers are Vulnerable to Employee Fraud"
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Global Survey Predicts 'Death of the Office' - 66% would take a pay cut to work from home. - 0 views

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shared by sandy ingram on 27 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • An even greater number, 66 percent, would be prepared to work for lower pay if a job offered more flexibility, at least when compared with a better-paid job without such flexibility. Businesses are uncertain about the move to home working, mainly because of security. According to the Cisco survey, they should also factor in some of the advantages. Almost half of those employees who do work from home reckon they put in between two and three extra work hours per day as a result.
  • Employees' dislike of offices is nothing new but what has changed is that it is now technically possible to make an employee productive without asking them to travel to a building every day.
  • It seems just as likely that the death of the office, predicted many times in the last 40 years, might be as much about the changing economics of work than any desire of employees to escape to the back room and the VPN.
  • sandy ingram on 27 Oct 10
     
    Techworld - The office workplace that has dominated business since the 19th Century is dying and most employees would be quite happy not to work in it, a global study by networking giant Cisco has found. This is a striking theme of the Cisco Connected World Report, which found that 60 percent of employees from 2,600 surveyed across 13 countries do not think it necessary to be in an office to be productive.
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Cloud Computing Guide For Small Business - 0 views

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shared by sandy ingram on 09 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • 1. The growth of cloud computing is astounding. It is estimated that the worldwide cloud computing market is $8 billion with the U.S. market accounting for approximately 40% of that: $3.2 billion.  According to Gartner’s 2011 predictions, number one on their list of Top Strategic Technologies is Cloud Computing. Gartner also predicts that the SaaS market will hit $14 billion in 2013.
  • 2. Cloud Computing Software Solutions VS Desktop Applications The most common reason why small businesses choose cloud computing solutions over desktop applications is this: It is less expensive because you pay a small monthly amount instead of a one-time fee as it works now with traditional desktop software. On a cash-flow basis, it is less costly because your cloud based apps are often slightly less costly than an annual purchase or upgrade for common programs.  However, you have to look closely at the pricing plans and details for each application.
  • 3. Cloud Computing Solutions are available all the time – no matter where you are. For some business users that operate virtual offices or operate remotely on different machines depending on location and they need the application to be accessible from a web browser. That is one of the biggest advantages of cloud computing– it is available wherever you have access to a computer and browser.
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  • When most small business owners or new software companies talk about cloud computing, they usually mean an application that runs from the web and not directly from your not-connected-to-the-Internet desktop (software as a service or SaaS).
  • Cloud computing software solutions, for our purposes here, mean software that has a low monthly fee rather than a one-time capital expenditure. Just about any business function you can think of has a cloud based solution, from phone services to marketing to operations to finance.
  • You may already be relying on cloud computing without even realizing it. Think about your email provider: Are they offering some sort of anti-spam protection? Or what about your anti-virus program? Are they constantly updating and securing your desktop application? They are delivering service from the cloud, without on-premise hardware and software.  This is a great example of how SaaS has infiltrated our work and software installations without us thinking about it.
  • sandy ingram on 09 Dec 10
     
    "In this guide, we suggest 16 things you should consider before deciding whether cloud computing is a good match for your business. Read more about how small businesses use cloud computing."
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