http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:21:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Tom Farrar On September 15 2008, top US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Founded in 1850, in 2007 Lehman Brothers achieved record net revenues, net income and earnings per common share for the fourth consecutive year. In less than one year Lehman Brothers saw their ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/it-outsourcing-a-risk-to-business-continuity By Sam Miller  With the advent of personal computers and the Internet, valuable information has never been more at risk than before. Hackers and other people who try to infiltrate a computer-generated system, or even manually getting information through "spies" are elements you may want to watch out for when securing ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/check-security-performance-to-avoid-data-breach By Andrew Winthorp  With many individuals and businesses connecting to the internet using wireless devices, and the reported cases of security breach and identity theft, having an awareness of wireless security measures to improve system security is a must. Many wireless users simply do not know that they are open and ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/6-tips-for-improving-wireless-network-security By Andy Peter Roberts Few companies would argue about the value of a comprehensive Disaster Recovery plan that covers all areas of the business and holds the key to successfully resuming day to day business activity should the worst happen. Most businesses would be pretty unlucky to suffer from major downtime due ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/disaster-recovery-an-expensive-luxury The SANS Security Policy Project has a great collection of free security policies, security awareness posters and other great resources. Security policies and posters you can download include: Clean Desk Policy Mobile Device Encryption Policy Workstation Security Policy Software Installation Policy Server Malware Protection Policy Plus there are lots more policies you can download. Check it out! http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/sans-security-policies By Raheel Ahmad WARNING: The information provided is for educationally purposes only and not to be used for malicious use. Before digging into what actually SQL Injection is, let me explain you what is SQL itself. What is SQL? Structured Query Language (SQL) is a specialized programming language for sending queries to databases. Most small ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/hardening-your-web-application-against-sql-injections By Amy Nutt Planning, creating, and building a data centre can be one of the most expensive tasks an IT director can face. In order to maximize cost effectiveness and achieve optimum performance, reliability is key. Data centre size can range from one room in an office to an entire building, but ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/data-centre-reliability-checklist [caption id="attachment_82" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images"][/caption] In breaking news directly related to data security policies, FoxNews is reporting that the World Bank has suffered possibly "the worst security breach ever at a global financial institution":  The World Bank Group's computer network — one of the largest repositories of sensitive ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/world-bank-data-breach In a breaking news story directly related to data security policies, it sounds like Deloitte had another laptop stolen yesterday, 9 Oct 2008. Here's an excerpt from the UK Computing article here: A laptop owned by consultancy Deloitte which held information about staff under BSkyB’s pension plan has been stolen, Computing can ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/deloitte-laptop-stolen By Joe Cole Combating fraudulent transactions starts with creating and implementing your organization's data security policy. Consumers expect that eCommerce merchants protect the personal payment information they provide during a transaction and that it will only be used for completing the transaction. They also expect that merchants explain the measures and ... http://www.datasecuritypolicies.com/data-security-policy-for-ecommerce-merchants