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3 Major Online Threats To Your Business: Computer intrusions have grown so rapidly in recent years that they are no longer just an aggravation. They now represent a critical threat to your business. Computers have made our jobs easier, increased our productivity and (hopefully!) raised our incomes. But they have also given criminals a new entry to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., income, computer, job; White papers
Streamline to Success: The Real Mid-Market Experience: Banking: Community financial institutions, including retail and commercial banks, savings & loans, and credit unions, along with larger institutions and other commercial enterprises, continue to face increasing information security threats. Compounding these threats is an ever increasing regulatory burden and focus from initiatives like Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, U.S. Patriot Act, PCI, etc....; Tags: Financial services, IBM Corp., financial company, information security, PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, banking, bank; Webcasts
Facing Ambiguous Threats: The Idea in Brief Are you dismissing small signals that may portend danger to your business? Ignore these ambiguous threats, and you could imperil your company. Pharmaceutical giant Merck discovered this firsthand when it downplayed early unclear...; Articles 2008-03-10
HBR IdeaCast: The Upside: Online Editorial Director Paul Michelman sits down with consultant and author Adrian Slywotzky, whose latest book is entitled "The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs." In the interview, Slywotzky explains how managing strategic threats as forms of risk can not only diminish their impact, but...; Tags: BNET staff, HBR IdeaCast; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Protecting Your Networks at the Perimeter: New Solutions for Stopping Blended Internet Threats: If you are responsible for assuring the security of your employees and networks, you won't want to miss this informative new white paper from St. Bernard, "Protecting Your Networks at the Perimeter: New Solutions for Stopping Blended Internet Threats." This exclusive white paper delves into the emerging threats faced by...; Tags: St. Bernard Software, firewall, network, security; White papers 2007-05-01

Avian Flu Pandemic Employer Preparedness: Deloitte Center for Health Solutions/ERIC Survey Results: A pandemic avian flu presents a real threat to U.S. residents, according to 57 percent of employers surveyed in late November, 2005, and 66 percent believe their company has inadequately prepared to cope with that threat. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, in collaboration with The ERISA Industry Committee ERIC,...; Tags: Marketing research, Deloitte & Touche, ERISA, survey, collaboration; White papers 2006-01-01
Risk-Assessment Methodologies for Use in the Electric Utility Industry: To protect against terrorism and other threats, national security strategies are being developed with an emphasis on protecting critical infrastructure and other key assets. Unified protection efforts, involving both public and private partnerships, are being initiated. The electricity sector is one of the major components of North America's critical infrastructure....; Tags: Asset management, asset, terrorism, partnership, security, industry; White papers 2005-09-09
Minimizing Business Risk: Malicious Threat Analysis: The ever increasing threats of destructive attacks on critical business systems keep IT managers, CFOs, and other business people up at night. These attacks not only place business operations at risk, but also open the door for legal and financial liabilities from content owners that can affect the health of...; Tags: McAfee Inc., attack, health care, financial, security; White papers 2005-07-01
Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems: Federal agencies are facing a set of emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms. Examples of these threats include spam, phishing, and spyware. To address these issues, the paper...; Tags: SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Spam, Government Accountability Office, cybersecurity, agency, attack, information security, phishing, spyware; White papers 2005-05-01
Security Threats & Email Hygiene Basics: The executive brief is intended to serve as a reference tool by defining key terminology associated with threats to e-mail, system & individual discussing common forms of abuse & attack. Solutions spanning the concept of email hygiene and the particular technology that combat these threats. Specific secure & storage solutions...; Tags: PGP Corp., e-mail, storage, tool, security; White papers 2004-09-16
Risk Communication Principles May Assist in Refinement of the Homeland Security Advisory System: Inadequate information on threats like threat of terrorist attacks on United States and lack of guidance on actions to take in response to the threats may prevent the public from making informed decisions, thus resulting in inappropriate actions and misallocation of resources, or may cause the public to lose confidence...; Tags: IDS Scheer, terrorist attack, homeland security; White papers 2004-06-05
The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Reconciling U.S. National Security and Public Health Policy: This report examines the changing nature of security and focuses on the threat of infectious disease. It examines two case studies: HIV/AIDS in South Africa as an example of the pervasive and insidious threat disease can pose to a state's stability and security and the threat of infectious disease in...; Tags: RAND Corp., public health, security; White papers 2003-07-21
Looking to the Future - Setting the Agenda for Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response in the 21st Century: The Coast Guard is now concerned about what the future may hold in terms of oil pollution threats, and prevention, preparedness and response program shortcomings and opportunities in the future. To address this issue, the Coast Guard, in partnership with other National Response Team agencies and industry, is conducting a...; Tags: Environmental Research Consulting, United States Coast Guard, pollution, partnership, agency, vision, strategy, industry; White papers 2002-05-28
Planning for Physical Disaster: The tragic disasters on September 11, 2001, were a horrible reminder of how precarious and precious life is. It gave us a lesson to be prepared for the risks that may be ahead. One tool for the preparation is disaster planning. This article is a discussion of three basic steps...; Tags: SECURITY, AICPA, disaster planning, risk, strategy, vulnerability, disaster recovery, information technology, tool, computer; White papers 2001-10-01

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Injuries to elbows, shoulders always a Threat to pitchers: THROWING HARD FASTBALLS, SHARP-BREAKING CURVES, SCREWBALLS, OR SLIDers that sweep down and away from the batter are abilities possessed in varying degrees of efficiency by major league pitchers. They are also abilities that over time can wreak serious damage on elbows and shoulders, curtailing or even ending careers. ...; Articles 2008-06-01
The loathsome smearing of Israel's critics: In the US and Britain, there is a campaign to smear anybody who tries to describe the plight of the Palestinian people. It is an attempt to intimidate and silence - and to a large degree, it works. There is nobody these self-appointed spokesmen for Israel will not attack as...; Articles 2008-05-08
The Ten Best Audio books: 1 Hold Tight Harlan Coben Coben is the master of last-minute twists and fingernail- shredding tension. Hold Tight is typical of his style. It features paranoid parents and their far from angelic offspring. Narrated by Tim Machin, 14.99 ...; Articles 2008-05-08
Throw-away morality: LEADING ARTICLE FOOD WASTE We know that in our unequal world, economic trends will affect different countries in different ways. Often there is little that can be done to close the gap. Consider the recent surge in grain prices. In...; Articles 2008-05-08
Pay the lecturers: The news that the University and College Union has rejected the 2.5 per cent offer made to further education college lecturers by their employers - coupled with the threat of further strike action along the lines of that pursued in conjunction with teachers last month - is regrettable. College lecturers...; Articles 2008-05-08
Pandora: 'Fake Sheikh' threatens to sue over unauthorised book Mazher Mahmood, the News of the World's "Fake Sheikh" undercover reporter, is so familiar with receiving threats from criminals and the odd celebrity victim that he dresses in Arab robes and employs a menagerie of heavies to protect him...; Articles 2008-05-08