Archive for the 'General' Category


Is Reader’s Digest being killed by the smartphone?


Published by Dave Murray on July 21, 2010 at 2:16 pm. Filed under General, New Technology

Recently Reader’s Digest filed for chapter 13 bankruptcy as the company continues to fall from their peak of 18 million subscribers to an all-time low of 6 million. What happened to this institution of Americana that many of us have enjoyed in our quieter private moments?
Founded after World War I, Reader’s Digest was the first [...]

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Effective security training helps your employees watch your back


Published by Dave Murray on June 23, 2010 at 12:27 am. Filed under General

Otherwise good employees can unknowingly pose security risks to the organization they work for in a number of ways:
• Poorly designed passwords may increase the risk of network attack.
• Improper control of laptops or other mobile devices can lead to loss of proprietary information.
• Failure to update virus software may lead to the infection of one or many [...]

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Don’t help fund your state or federal regulatory “economic stimulus” package


Published by Dave Murray on April 20, 2010 at 5:47 pm. Filed under General

Over the last couple of years there has been an increasing trend towards enforcement of regulatory requirements.  Initially the questions about privacy regulations were not about the regulations themselves, it was about enforcement. The when, who, and how these regulations would be enforced. Our questions are being answered as FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) become [...]

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