http://www.practical123.com Site News daily 1 2008-03-04T22:25:03Z http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/yahoo-tech-majority-of-banking-web-sites-found A new study from the University of Michigan has found that more than 75 percent of banking websites are not completely up to snuff when it comes to security. No publisher practical 2008-08-05T12:21:01Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/news/cisa-exam-results Practical Compliance's Andrew Vesay has passed the CISA exam and is now a Certified Information Systems Auditor. No publisher practical 2008-07-22T20:31:34Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/networkworld.com-seven-steps-to-disaster-recovery Unpredictability is a fact of life. Whether terrorist attacks, cataclysmic weather or simply a backhoe severing a power cable, enterprises never know when their operations may be threatened. But mitigating the consequences of disasters need not be a matter of worry and guesswork. Here are seven steps to effective business-continuity/disaster-recovery (BCDR) planning that will provide some practical guidance. No publisher practical 2008-06-25T12:19:04Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/cfo.com-less-bleeding-more-edge-curbing-it Runaway IT spending is out, creative cost control is in. No publisher practical 2008-06-24T19:36:32Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/cfo.com-small-co.-reprieve-sarbox-deadline-delayed Smaller companies get a one-year compliance extension on Sarbox 404(b). No publisher practical 2008-06-23T10:35:01Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/news/end-to-end-compliance-with-practical-compliance Manage business, finance and IT controls in a seamless solution for audit, governance and compliance. No publisher practical 2008-06-20T15:50:23Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/pcworld.com-one-in-three-it-staff-snoops-on One in three IT professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details and personal emails. No publisher practical 2008-06-19T17:02:40Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/npr.com-e-mail-the-workplace-and-the-electronic E-mail and other electronic communications have dramatically changed the contemporary legal landscape. No publisher practical 2008-06-18T12:48:21Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/cfo.com-when-cfos-are-suddenly-put-in-charge-of-it When CFOs are suddenly put in charge of IT, how do they get up to speed? No publisher practical 2008-06-17T20:42:43Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/news/isaca-insider-threats-follow-up-questions-posted Questions submitted by attendees of Practical Compliance's Andrew Vesay's presentation on Internal Threats have been posted to the Practical blog site. No publisher practical 2008-06-04T15:03:24Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/networkworld.com-parasitic-botnet-spams-60-billion The Srizbi botnet has stormed over its competition to become the Internet's biggest spammer. Researchers claim the botnet is responsible for 50% of all spam, and is the biggest of its kind in history. No publisher practical 2008-05-08T18:15:21Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/windowssecurity.com-top-10-security-settings-after Great 'how to' on top 10 security settings for Active Directory No publisher practical 2008-05-07T14:09:30Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/cfo.com-auditor-angst Want faster, cheaper audits? Your auditor humbly suggests you avoid last-minute data dumps and other less-than-helpful practices. No publisher practical 2008-05-06T14:57:42Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/ny-times.com-in-pellicano-case-lessons-in Wiretapping is really, really easy. And not just for the government. Anyone sitting in on the Pellicano trial (and staying awake during the telecom testimony) could walk away ready to intercept phone calls after a quick stop at RadioShack for less than $50 in equipment. No publisher practical 2008-05-06T12:37:18Z News Item http://www.practical123.com/compliance-community/good-reading/wall-street-journal.com-security-is-no-match-for People are too trusting, especially when there’s chocolate on the line. A survey out today by the organizers of the tech-security conference Infosecurity Europe found that 21% of 576 London office workers stopped on the street were willing to share their computer passwords with a good looking woman holding a clipboard. People were offered a chocolate bar in exchange for the information. More than half of the people surveyed said they used the same password for everything. No publisher practical 2008-04-25T13:08:31Z News Item