C O N T E N T S


Volume 4, Issue 6 November/December 2010


FEATURES 14 AN INSIDE JOB


By taking proactive measures, organizations can address areas of potential risk to prevent privacy breaches, particularly from within their own company


16 FRIEND OR FOE?


Social media sites have become so popular that people log on to their respective accounts whenever they have a chance. This includes at work, where Canadian businesses must be more vigilant in monitoring Web. 2.0 applications for security purposes


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ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Disasters and major business interruptions are bound to happen. It is how companies plan and react to them that is the key to survival


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HEALTHY WORKPLACE Koreen Kimakowich on management’s role in


the resolution process CYBER WATCH


Brent MacLean on protecting oneself against identity theft PRIVACY MATTERS


Meaghan McCluskey on poor data destruction practices LP CORNER


Theresa Rowsell on the battle against retail organized crime


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NEWS & NOTES COOL STUFF ASK AWAY


Virtual Private Networks • Privacy Design • Firewalls • Business Continuity


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Improving security through penetration testing Q&A


University of Guelph’s Doug Badger shares his thoughts on his ongoing battle against hackers and data hijackers, and his role in increasing security awareness amongst both faculty and students


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