Archives for: February 2010
Deleted Items in Email….not for safe keeping!
February 26th, 2010I have encountered this a few times in visits to my customers. Users will put an email into the trash, but say, “Well, I‘ll just leave it in there until I am sure I don’t need it,” or, “I’m going to go through all of these and clean them out, because th… more »
What is a Written Information Security Plan (WISP)?
February 23rd, 2010A Written Information Security Plan or "WISP", is required by new regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, effective March 1, 2010. Any individual or entity which receives, handles, stores or transfers personal information about Massachusetts… more »
Technology Nascar Style - 3 Wide at 185mph!
February 17th, 2010Nascar has been developing a 3-D viewing technology called Raceview, that lets fans watch the race virtually on their computer. more »
What is personal information?
February 14th, 2010As defined by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations, personal data is the combination of a person’s first name and last name, or first initial and last name; along with a social security number, driver’s license number, s… more »
Massachusetts organizations still need to act on compliance
February 10th, 2010The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations has issued a compliance date of March 1, 2010 for the new regulations, MA 201 CMR 17.00 - Information Protection.
Over the last year, Centrend has been conducting compliance audits… more »
ATTN: Communications Providers - Smooth Turn-ups Only Please
February 6th, 2010While there are some things we can do to help a communications upgrade or new service turn-up go well, we are still mostly at the mercy of the communications providers to do what they say they will do on time.
Let me share with you a recent case st… more »
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