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December 2010

Email habits tell much about sender
Thursday, December 30, 2010
A recent report published in Social Psychological & Personality Science reveals how corporate email senders are perceived based on how they write their messages.
Florida inspector general clears county official of email misuse
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Following a two-month ethics investigation, Florida inspector general Sheryl Steckler recently cleared Palm Beach County commissioner Jess Santamaria of misusing state-owned email accounts. The complaint, along with others, was presented by Santamaria's opponent in the most recent election.
Basic data-leak prevention lacking among Australian organizations
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Recent tests conducted by the Online Trust Alliance revealed Australian banks and financial institutions are falling far short in implementing basic data-leak prevention measures.
VA detects data-leak prevention vulnerability
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently uncovered a vulnerability in its data-leak prevention when it was found hospital employees were accessing unauthorized cloud services, such as hosted email, while on the job.
Data-leak prevention among CIOs' top email security concerns
Monday, December 27, 2010
Data loss is among the top concerns for chief information officers when dealing with email security, according to a recent report from CIO magazine.
Report: eDiscovery functionality standardization on the horizon
Monday, December 27, 2010
With companies facing an increasing amount of eDiscovery cases, and requiring more assistance to deal with the burden, a recent report from eWeek predicts the advent of functionality standardization for such solutions in 2011.
Report: Data-leak prevention measures must cover personal emails
Monday, December 27, 2010
The results of a recently published survey from network management solutions vendor Ipswitch suggests companies should take steps to cover personal email accounts under data-leak prevention measures.
Fewer eDiscovery sanctions awarded in 2010, report finds
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Judges awarded fewer sanctions in eDiscovery cases this year, according to a recently published report from Lexology, a resource for corporate counsel and legal teams.
Appeals court delivers significant email privacy ruling
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled email is to be afforded the same privacy protections as other forms of communication under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure. Police and law enforcement must now obtain a warrant to obtain email records.
eDiscovery cases experienced rapid rise in recent years
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
eDiscovery cases experienced a drastic increase over the past six years, according to a new study recently published in the Duke Law Journal.
Common passwords hinder email security
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Users hinder data-leak prevention by failing to create varying passwords for their numerous online accounts, including email, according to the results of a new survey conducted by a security firm.
Radicati Group: Companies will continue to deploy on-premise email solutions
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Companies and organizations will continue to rely on and implement on-premise email solutions over the next several years, according to the latest report from industry research firm the Radicati Group.
Wisconsin state senator criticized for email archiving policy
Monday, December 20, 2010
Wisconsin state senator Jim Holperin has recently come under fire for regularly deleting emails his office receives.
UK government target of constant email attack
Monday, December 20, 2010
UK Home Office minister Nick Herbert recently confirmed the country's data-leak prevention for email thwarts 20,000 harmful messages each month.
Audit shows Colorado's data-leak prevention is lacking
Friday, December 17, 2010
Officials and lawmakers in Colorado recently called for a data-leak prevention overhaul after a security audit revealed several major weaknesses in state computer systems.
Leaked email shows Fox News encouraged global warming skepticism
Friday, December 17, 2010
A leaked email from Fox News Washington bureau chief Bill Sammon revealed that the company ordered reporters to cast a skeptical view of global warming, and urged them to avoid the subject on air.
Connecticut Dept. of Health suffers email mishap
Friday, December 17, 2010
The Connecticut Department of Health recently announced it is taking steps to enhance its data-leak prevention after client data was inadvertently sent to an undisclosed number of email addresses.
Report: Several factors helped shape, evolve eDiscovery this year
Friday, December 17, 2010
Many changes occurred this year for both users and vendors in terms of eDiscovery. Several factors served as drivers for the evolution of vendor offerings and processes, according to a recent CMS Wire report.
California city announces plan to revamp email archiving policy
Friday, December 17, 2010
Following threats of legal action by a First Amendment advocacy group, the city of Irvine, California, has announced plans to overhaul its email archiving policy, according to a recent report from independent news provider the Voice of OC.
Report: Outbound content filtering can enhance email data-leak prevention
Friday, December 17, 2010
The findings of a recent report published by a data security software vendor suggests companies that add outbound content filtering to their email data-leak prevention measures are less likely to suffer a data breach caused by employees using personal accounts at work.
Email archiving questions raised in transition of Connecticut governors
Thursday, December 16, 2010
There is a battle brewing between current and future governors of Connecticut over questions being raised concerning an email archiving policy created by the lame duck Rell administration.
Survey: Email largely affected by lack of data-leak prevention
Thursday, December 16, 2010
A lack of data-leak prevention greatly affects email systems when companies suffer a data breach, according to a new survey conducted by Unisphere Research.
6 percent of EU organizations experience data-leak prevention failure
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Statistical office Eurostat recently released a report stating 6 percent of European Union organizations suffered data breaches this year.
Report: One-third of companies fail to implement email archiving policy
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The results of a new survey from the Association for Information and Image Management show nearly one-third of companies do not have email management policies in place.
McDonald's warns customers of potential data breach
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Fast food chain McDonald's recently alerted customers of a potential data breach that may compromise email addresses and other data included when signing up for company newsletters.
Walgreens warns customers about email data leak
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Pharmacy chain Walgreens recently warned members of its marketing email list that cyber criminals have stolen their information.
Experts identify email archiving trends for 2011
Monday, December 13, 2010
Email archiving as an industry has taken off in recent years. Regulatory compliance standards, coupled with vast amounts of emails produced by enterprise users, have forced companies to focus on efforts to properly store and retain messages.
Data-leak prevention bolstered through employee training, experts say
Friday, December 10, 2010
Companies that engage employees and train them in data-leak prevention initiatives may be more protected against security threats, according to a recent TechTarget report.
Enmax CEO's email blunder makes list of year's top gaffe's
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Forbes recently named the email mishap suffered by CEO Gary Holden of Calgary's city-owned electrical utility company Enmax to its list of top CEO blunders of 2010.
eDiscovery analysis reveals companies struggle most with preservation
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Companies are continuing to struggle with the preservation stage of the eDiscovery process, according to the results of a data management company's analysis of 84 prominent cases.
Gartner: Email is top archiving priority
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Companies place the greatest emphasis on storing and retaining email when it comes to information storage solutions, according to a recent report from market research firm Gartner.
Survey: Budget constraints, data volumes biggest eDiscovery challenges
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Respondents to the recently released eDiscovery survey from litigation support services vendor LDM Global identified budget constraints and growing data volumes as the biggest challenges posed by litigation.
Duke Energy COO resigns over email mistakes
Monday, December 06, 2010
Duke Energy chief operating officer Jeff Turner recently resigned after emails between he and David Lott Hardy, former chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Committee, surfaced. The messages contained exchanges between the two men discussing confidential information relating to Duke personnel, among other things.
New Trojan targets corporate networks
Monday, December 06, 2010
Companies are being warned to ensure their data-leak prevention measures protect them from a newly discovered Trojan that may be used for corporate spying, according to the internet security company that made the discovery.
Lack of outbound content filtering may have cost candidate governor's election
Monday, December 06, 2010
The lack of outbound content filtering may have cost New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino the recent election, said Michael Caputo, one of his top aides.
Data-leak prevention, encrypted email security will be top priorities in 2011
Friday, December 03, 2010
In their continuing efforts to protect their confidential information and avoid data breaches, companies are expected to place high priority on improving their data-leak prevention and adopting encrypted email security next year, according to a new trends report from an email solutions provider.
Proposed Canadian law would extend FIPPA to cover Ontario hospitals
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Legislation was recently brought before the Ontario provincial government that, if passed, would extend the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to include hospitals in the province.
Report: Small businesses aren't doing enough to ensure data-leak prevention
Thursday, December 02, 2010
The notion that cyber criminals focus their attacks on large companies is causing many small businesses to fail to fully protect themselves against cyber attacks, according to a recent survey conducted on behalf of Visa and the National Cyber Security Alliance.
Former students charged in hack of Missouri university
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with hacking university databases, stealing and trying to profit from the sale of confidential information.
Companies will strengthen email security to deal with new threats
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Beginning next year, companies will undertake several initiatives to combat email security threats that target confidential information, according to a new trends report from an email solutions vendor.
Outbound content filtering may help Australian public agencies improve data-leak prevention
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
According to a recent report presented to Parliament, investigations for improper email use and subsequent data breaches has increased by more than half at Australian public organizations this year.
Managing inboxes occupies much of UK workers' time
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
The productivity of workers in the UK is being hindered by the amount of time they spend managing their email inbox, according to a new survey from Star, an on-demand computing and communication services vendor.

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