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The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual Internet Fraud Crime Report. From January 1 through December 31, 2006, the center received 207,492 complaint submissions. The vast majority of the cases were fraudulent in nature and involved a financial loss on the part of the complainant. According to the report, the total dollar loss from all referred cases of fraud was $198.44 million with a median dollar loss of $724 per complaint. To view the 2006 Internet Fraud Crime Report, go to www.ic3.gov/media/annualreports.aspx
CERT has made a new podcast available with the above title. It discusses how to tackle complex security issues for a global enterprise. It includes:
- The complexity of information protection
- Challenges for global operations; roles and responsibilities
- The role of legal counsel in a global enterprise
- What leaders can do.
http://www.cert.org/podcast/show/westby.html
Two new publications issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help senior executives, auditors and others in federal agencies better understand how to manage, support, and evaluate their information security programs.
- Information Security Guide for Government Executives (NISTIR 7359) was developed specifically to help senior managers better understand how to oversee and support information security programs.
- Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA) (NISTIR 7358) explains a standardized approach that organizations can use to review and measure the maturity of an information security program in nine areas. Both publications are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/index.html
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Jakarta floods a wake-up call for government - governor
•Date: 22nd March 2007• Region: Various
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