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By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 3 Minutes Read March 4, 2019

Hyperventilating about cyber – Part 2

Is the level of concern about cyber merited? Should organizations and individuals be as worried about the possibility and consequences of a breach as they are advised by the consultants, information security pundits, and in news reports?

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / business objectives, cyber, cybersecurity, hackers, IT security

By Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA | 2 Minutes Read February 25, 2019

Hyperventilating about cyber – Part I

It’s hard to see a survey these days that doesn’t include cyber as one of the top risks faced by organizations around the world. But should it be?

Article by Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / cyber, cybersecurity, hackers, IT security

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 29, 2017

NIST’s recommended password policy evolves

As imperfect a means of authentication as they are, “memorized secrets” like passwords, pass phrases and PINs are common, and indeed are the primary means of authentication for most computer systems. In June, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a new publication on digital identity management that, in part, recommends changes to password policy that has become standard in many organizations—policy requiring passwords with special characters.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Information Technology, Privacy / authentication, digital identity management, Internal Controls, IT security, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIst, password policy, passwords, security

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