“Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides truly global insights into the nature of data breaches that can help organizations of all sizes to better understand the threat and take the necessary steps to protect themselves. The breadth and depth of data represented in this years DBIR is unprecedented. It combines the efforts of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
New GAO Reports: Space Acquisitions, Spectrum Management, FEMA Reservists, Managing For Results
Space Acquisitions – DOD Is Overcoming Long-Standing Problems, but Faces Challenges to Ensuring Its Investments Are Optimized, GAO-13-508T, Apr 24, 2013 Spectrum Management – Preliminary Findings on Federal Relocation Costs and Auction Revenues, GAO-13-563T, Apr 24, 2013 Voters with Disabilities – Challenges to Voting Accessibility, GAO-13-538SP, Apr 23, 2013 FEMA Reservists – Training Could Benefit… Continue Reading
The Nations Report Card: Economics 2012
The Nations Report Card: Economics 2012 – April 2013 – National Center for Education Statistics “This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2012 economics assessment. National results for a representative sample of students at grade 12 are reported as average scale scores and as percentages of students performing at or… Continue Reading
PBS Frontline – The Retirement Gamble Facing Us All
Martin Smith – The Retirement Gamble: “Lets say you sit down with an adviser at your brokerage or bank and ask for some advice on how you should allocate your retirement savings, or which funds you might want to choose for your IRA. Youll get lots of advice, but chances are it wont be worth… Continue Reading
CRS – U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism, Kristin Archick, Specialist in European Affairs. April 22, 2013 “The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the subsequent revelation of Al Qaeda cells in Europe gave new momentum to European Union (EU) initiatives to combat terrorism and improve police, judicial, and intelligence cooperation among its member states.… Continue Reading
Investigative Journalists Report – Secret Files Expose Offshores Global Impact
“Dozens of journalists sifted through millions of leaked records and thousands of names to produce ICIJs investigation into offshore secrecy. “A cache of 2.5 million files has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, exposing hidden dealings of politicians, con men and the mega-rich the world over. The secret records… Continue Reading
Stop Starving Scale: Unlocking the Potential of Global NGOs
Stop Starving Scale: Unlocking the Potential of Global NGOs – by Jeri Eckhart Queenan, Jacob Allen, and Jari Tuomala, April 15, 2013 “Generous funders have fueled the spectacular growth of global NGOs in recent years. But the money comes with strings that thwart these organizations ability to create the platforms for scale needed to solve… Continue Reading
2013 Financial Services Industry Compliance Benchmark Study
2013 Financial Services Industry Compliance Benchmark Study “Beginning in mid-December 2012,Compliance 360 conducted a survey among compliance professionals in the Financial Services industry, over a six week period. Respondents were asked questions relating to budget and priority areas for their compliance departments in 2013. Approximately 121 compliance professionals responded to the survey, representing a variety… Continue Reading
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v14: Why antivirus software matters
“The latest volume of the Security Intelligence Report (SIR) highlights the importance of using antivirus software. Antivirus software helps protect your computer from malicious software (malware) and can be downloaded or installed inexpensively or at no charge. Still, according to the SIR v14 findings, 24 percent of computers worldwide were not running up-to-date antivirus software,… Continue Reading
CRS – Drought in the United States: Causes and Issues for Congress
Drought in the United States: Causes and Issues for Congress, April 22, 2013 “Drought is a natural hazard with often significant societal, economic, and environmental consequences. Public policy issues related to drought range from how to identify and measure drought to how best to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to drought impacts, and who should… Continue Reading
Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Workshop Summary
Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality: “Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in United States, causing more than 440,000 deaths annually and resulting in $193 billion in health-related economic losses each year–$96 billion in direct medical costs and $97 billion in lost productivity. Since the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking… Continue Reading
EFF – How Facebook Teams Up With Data Brokers to Show You Targeted Ads
EFF: “Recently, we published a blog post that described how to opt out of seeing ads on Facebook targeted to you based on your offline activities. This post explained where these companies get their data, what information they share with Facebook, or what this means for your privacy. So get ready for the nitty-gritty details:… Continue Reading
