| CA software update manages risk intelligently Companies dealing with compliance, regulatory standards and business needs could consider taking on each project as they come, but Michael Sanchez suggests companies managing risk look to address needs across the entire enterprise. HP, IBM push new OASIS encryption key standard A group of industry vendors, led by IBM, HP and EMC, is proposing a new standard to make their encryption management software work together. Tough Massachusetts data-privacy regulation facing revision The Massachusetts data-privacy regulation “201 CMR 17.00 Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth” is undergoing revision that will soon be public as amendments to the law, according to the state’s general counsel. An affordable and ultimate way to dispose of old hard drives You've got compliance on one side, and data leakage on another. What's a network exec to do with aging disk drives? Blogger Ron Barrett has found a unique, affordable, shredding service. FTC sticks with online advertising self-regulation A new report by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has expanded the agency's guidelines for online marketers engaged in behavioral advertising, but critics suggested the report doesn't do enough to protect consumer privacy. Is compliance with standards achieving the goal of protecting data? The prevalence of data theft has led to increased enforcement of compliance with standards to protect data - surely a Good Thing, right? Well, maybe not in the way compliance is sometimes being enforced. Longtime colleague Bob Gezelter contributes his thoughts today on the unreasoning application of security standards. Firms Take Steps to Head Off Encryption Dangers The growing call to encrypt stored data is raising questions among users and analysts fearful that a lost password or damaged drive could bury important information forever. Too often, our discourse on H-1B visas is tarnished If there's one thing we hate doing around here, it's removing reader comments from our Web site. We feel very strongly that our readers' voices should be heard, regardless of how objectionable any one of us might find a particular viewpoint. But there are occasions when the right thing to do is pull the plug. Comply! Compliance with regulations is a bear, but there are tools to get you there. Our revamped Product Guide can help you sort through them all. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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