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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Compliance for Road and Track
My Alfa, a 72 GTV coupe, like all GTVs of its approximate vintage, has a recessed panel in the headliner over the back seats. It has proven to be a mystery to passengers in the car, looking like the cruelest … Continue reading
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Tagged alfa, compliance, internal auditing, motorisk, risk assessment
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Market Fresh
A curious discussion of terror risk, and a terror prediction futures market by some GMU economist types and at the Chronicle’s Footnoted blog. I don’t know enough to about econ to assess the value of such a market, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged breach notification, disclosure laws, risk assessment, risk management, threat, vulnerability
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I Feel That It’s Almost Crime
Imagine Monster put a click-through license on the malware, adjusted the privacy policy a tad (include an opt-out for additional “services”), and voila! It’s not a privacy breach, it’s an additional revenue stream! The 1.6M bits of Monster job hunter … Continue reading
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Tagged breach notification, consumer, disclosure laws, identity theft, privacy, singalong
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Everyday Privacy and Security: Buying Age Restricted Products
So, I go into an Exxon, looking to buy a pack of butts. (An evil, nasty habit I am trying to quit, but the demon weed still has its claws in me.) I ask for a pack of what they … Continue reading
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Impacted Molars: Pay Hell Gettin’ It Done Edition
Random Eye-tooth:I’ve been reading the Counterinsurgency Manual, and I’m figuring there is some analogue to a corporate approach to minimize the “insider threat.” Extraction:Mr. Loblaw describes a grisly example of privacy abuse in a recent decision du jour, selecting the … Continue reading
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Tagged best practices, crime, fraud, identity theft, insider threat, privacy, ssns, teeth, war
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Describing Difficult Procedures
Lately, I’ve been working on my 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV. What I’ve learned about project management seems to evaporate into red mist in my garage. Currently, as part of changing my fuel system from the wonderful yet arcane SPICA mechanical … Continue reading
The One In Five 