I’ve been working for a while on a policy and associated procedures for Trinity College Dublin to enable us to leverage various cloud technologies and services for the benefit of the college. What has struck me is the complexity of dealing with the topic in a large-scale environment. As consumers, many of us use cloud [...]
Archive of posts tagged data protection
Cloud Computing – Security Implications
6 October 2011, 10:51 pm
Filed under Technology.
Tagged Amazon, Amazon Cloud Drive, ARIN, C-SPAN, CA Technologies, Clemson University, Cloud Computing, Computer Sciences Corporation, CSC, data privacy, data protection, data security, Docs.com, Dropbox, facebook, Gmail, google, Google Docs, Government Accountability Office, Homeland Security, Hotmail, identity theft, Internet, Internet Radio, LinkedIn, Microsoft, privacy, security, Skydrive, Social Media, social networking, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Twitter, USA
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Is “Generation Gmail” Really Putting Businesses at Risk?
24 February 2011, 8:46 pm
In my industry talks on Social Media, I mention the challenges presented to organisations by consumer technologies, so-called “shadow IT”, social media and mobile technologies. A new generation of technology users are used to having leading edge, powerful technologies and are not satisfied with the constraints placed by their employers on their technology use, productivity [...]
Filed under Google, Internet.
Tagged 3G, blog, Blogger, blogging, Cloud Computing, collaboration, data protection, email, facebook, Gmail, google, hosting, information security, intellectual property, Internet, IP, iPhone, IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Enterprise Project Management, Microsoft Exchange, mobility, netbook, online storage, Posterous, security, Shadow IT, SharePoint, sharing, Social Media, tablet, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, Tumblr, Typepad, Wordpress, Xaas, Yammer
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More Laptops Stolen – And This Time It’s Personal!
17 June 2009, 8:56 pm
Bord Gais Eireann reports today that four laptop computers, one of which contained customer information, were stoled from its premises in Dublin on 5 June 2009. This article discusses the main threats to information security and the steps that should be taken to combat them.
Filed under Security, Technology.
Tagged Annual Report 2008, audit, availability, BGE, blog, Bord Gais Eireann, broadcast, broadcaster, civil proceedings, complain, complaint, computer, confidential, confidentiality, control, controls, criminal proceedings, customer information, customer record, data controller, data management, data management policy, data privacy, data processor, data protection, Data Protection Commissioner, data security, dismissal, Electricity Supply Board, employee, encrypt, encryption, enforce, enforcement, ESB, fine, fines, forfeiture, Garda, Garda Siochana, guideline, guidelines, information, information security, information security controls, Internet, IT department, laptop, law, laws, legislation, Media, need to know, penalties, penalty, personal information, Personal Public Service Number, Police, policy, PPSN, press release, privacy, procedure, procedures, risk assessment, risk management, risk management systems, robbery, RTE, security, security awareness, security breach, security incident, security training, Social Media, social networking, social networks, staff, steal, stolen, Storage, tape, tapes, The Big Switch, theft, top ten threats
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Laptop Theft and Data Loss By Irish Health Service Executive
16 June 2009, 10:39 pm
The theft of 15 laptop computers from the Irish Health Service Executive once again raises the issues of data security and management and the protection of personal private information.
Filed under Security.
Tagged accessibility, audit, computer, confidential, confidential information, confidentiality, consultant, control, data management policy, data protection, data security, desktop, encrypt, encryption, file, Health Service Executive, HSE, information, information security, laptop, Media, personal information, policy, privacy, robbbery, Roscommon, RTE, security, state agencies, state agency, steal, stolen, Storage, theft
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