The Ponemon Institute is out with a new Intel-sponsored study concluding, among other things, that lost laptops cost U.S. organizations in excess of $2 billion a year. Yet, two-thirds of companies surveyed still do not take basic security precautions to protect laptops. A look at prior Ponemon work cited in the report suggests failing to do so likely costs more—almost $50,000 for each lost laptop. Whether you are defending an existing mobile security program or seeking budget support to implement
Five Useful Provisions for Your Web Site Terms of Use
We are often asked to review web site terms of use. Here are five provisions that often seem to be missing in action (in no particular order):
No Scraping
With automated screen scraping tools readily available, this data harvesting technique presents issues for websites that allow users to search for data. Even if you aren’t troubled that others may obtain mass access to the data, you may want to prohibit such activity simply to avoid the performance
New Restrictions on Credit Report Use in Illinois to Become Effective January 1, 2011
Illinois recently enacted the Employee Credit Privacy Act (“ECPA” or the “Act”), which prohibits employers from recruiting and hiring applicants based on such individuals’ credit histories or credit reports. The Act, which was adopted on August 11, 2010 and will take effect on January 1, 2011, generally prohibits employers from inquiring about an applicant’s or employee’s credit history or ordering or obtaining an applicant’s or employee’s credit report from a consumer reporting agency. The Act also prohibits an employer from