Security Management Partners News Feeds http://www.smpone.com/ When:   Thursday, May 22, 2008 Where:  Sheraton Braintree Hotel               37 Forbes Road               Braintree, MA  02184 What:   8:30 - 9:00     Registration & Continental Breakfast            9:00 - 11:30   Presentations Representative Walz assisted with the drafting of the MA Data Breach bill  and is currently working on technical amendments that will help companies more easily comply with the law. SMP, whose experienced Response Team includes forensic experts, will explain why you need an effective Incident Response Program and how to implement it.  To Register or for more information, please contact info@smpone.com or call 781-890-7671 ext. 208.     http://www.smpone.com/News-more-42.html http://www.smpone.com/News-more-40.html Cyber security risks threaten companies' intellectual propertySan Diego Daily Transcript (subscription), CA - Feb 28, 2007Some of these software products, such as the ones Total Tech offer, provide Internet-access management and security, desktop antivirus protection or an ... http://www.smpone.com/News-more-38.html TechWeb - As worldwide worm epidemics fade, Trojan attacks aimed at specific companies will take their place as the predominant malware menace this year. http://www.smpone.com/News-more-39.html ID theft is the No. 1 runaway US crimeTMCnet - 13 hours ago... a drug addict rooting through trash or stealing mail, and as high-tech as e ... fell prey to misappropriated credit cards, bank accounts and Social Security numbers ... http://www.smpone.com/News-more-28.html The HIPAA Security Rule requires all covered entities to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information (ephi) that it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits; to protect against any reasonably anticipated threats to the security or integrity of such information; to protect against any reasonably anticipated uses or disclosures of such information that are not permitted or required by the Privacy Rule; and to ensure compliance by its workforce. SMP assisted a regional healthcare organization with this daunting challenge. http://www.smpone.com/News-more-19.html The requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act, also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999, includes provisions to protect consumers' personal financial information held by financial institutions. Though it may seem obvious, especially in this security conscious society, that all businesses – especially banks – have complex, tried-and-true plans in place to prevent hacking and theft of information, the GLB was a wake-up call for bank CIOs and CTOs. http://www.smpone.com/News-more-2.html