OPEN SOURCE WARFARE: Cyberwar is here to stay. Think about the leverage. Imagine the impact on global commerce from the Board of Directors perspective. Is it possible to disrupt business operations...

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The San Francisco DA "Operational Risk" factors have spiked now that they have released passwords in public documents for their internal VPN networks. The office of San Francisco District Attorney...

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How long does it take for a lethal attack to occur against an at-risk person? Just 2 Seconds is the latest book by Gavin De Becker. Along with his long time colleagues Tom Taylor and Jeff Marquart...

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In this issue of Board Member Magazine, Lisa Ferri reminds us of the importance of the risk of Electronic Evidence. If the only thing better than learning from your mistakes is learning from the...

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In what countries do you operate? Do you source raw materials from politically unstable regions of the globe for your end products? Are you subject to a myriad of taxes, tariffs and duties including...

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Fear is a paralyzing condition. What sometimes can paralyze some people, often motivates others. Think about it. What are you afraid of? When was the last time you felt so paralyzed with fear that...

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Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) is upon us in the E-Ring, The West Wing and the PGP Keyring. Information Assets and the knowledge that is the key to wealth is not a physical debate any longer. Thomas...

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Every Board Member needs to ask "Six Legal Questions" of corporate management because the answers will help you determine what law firms your company should fire, or even consider hiring. This...

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Transnational crime and the multi-phase process of Collection, Monetization and Laundering is no better illustrated than in this Citibank case of this past year. This week more arrests have occurred...

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The operational risk and complexity of eDiscovery is increasing and the economic impacts are becoming a Board Room topic of debate. This study from RAND by James N. Dertouzos, Nicholas M. Pace, and...

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The convergence of law enforcement and homeland security professionals this week at the US CERT GFIRST conference was apparent. The agenda was full of topics and training focused on the protection of...

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When you search on the Internet for "Operational Risk Management" in different search engines, you are destined to get some similar and yet different results. The algorithms utilized to determine...

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The "Need to Know" is now finally becoming extinct. Intelligence Communities around the globe are ever so slightly changing their behavior. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence...

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In Harrison Ford's movie Firewall the viewer is entertained with a combination of Seattle bank heist, kidnapping and good old fashioned Hollywood chase and fight scenes. There is even a degree of...

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The life cycle of monetary policy and financial fraud is being mapped once again in concert with new investigations into corporate malfeasance. As economic trends run their systemic course so do the...

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If you are the CSO of a Fortune 50 company these days you have a few top of mind priorities. There is only so much you can do with the resources you have been given, to preempt attacks on your...

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In our continuing series on Security Governance we now turn to Corporate Governance: Testing for Organizational Disease. It's been three years since a 25 year sentence was handed down in the...

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