Cybersecurity

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Flawed ITAM: Known Cyber Security Risks Spell Trouble for CISOs and Boards

October 31, 2023
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Yesterday’s SEC release alleging that software developer SolarWinds Corp. and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) T. Brown misled investors about known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities is yet another in a series of Commission actions regarding cybersecurity that should be setting off alarms for CISOs, CIOs, and the boards at all publicly traded companies and…

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How to Mitigate the ITAD Whistleblower Challenge

April 16, 2023
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A series of recent Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) announcements point to the increasing risk of whistleblowers stemming from improper IT asset disposal (ITAD) practices. First, over the past year, the SEC has issued a number of statements and proposals indicating its intentions to hold organizations (and boards) under its jurisdiction accountable for cybersecurity. At…

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Yes! ITAD Falls Under Cybersecurity; Get Ready for What Comes Next!

February 3, 2023
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The Oxford dictionary defines Cybersecurity as “the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.” Hard to argue with that; it’s succinct, clear, and broad. So, with that definition in mind, it would be hard to argue that restricting access to the hardware…

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