Hillary, Email and the Problems With Policy
Some years ago, I was sitting in a whirlpool at a health club and I noticed a printed sign above the whirlpool that noted, “Do Not Clip Toenails in the…
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When I started my career in the US Navy, almost three decades ago, I originally went into the field of advanced electronics. It was close to what I wanted to…
DetailsHillary Mail – Unanswered Questions
In the Oscar nominated movie “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons’ character, music teacher Terence Fletcher says, “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job.”” I think…
DetailsCybersecurity Comes to Prime Time
I watched the latest show in the “CSI” franchise last night – CSI: Cyber (on CBS) and my thoughts were “There goes the neighborhood.” I must say that I’m not…
DetailsRun From the Border – CISOs, Employee Devices and Border Crossings
Data tends to move from place to place. That’s kind of the point. But when it does travel, sometimes the government wants to take a peek. Any government. A recent…
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A company I know was audited some years ago. One of the findings was that there were no Unix server logs. Over the next year server logging was enabled. The…
DetailsWhy Using Personal Email for Corporate of Government Purposes is A Bad Idea (But a Common One)
Put aside politics and law for a minute. The stories about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of her personal email account (exclusively) for her work at the State…
Details“Personal” Email, or Government Property? Did Hillary Clinton Violate Federal Laws?
It was a Saturday evening at the Justice Department, and a colleague and I were finishing up a brief to be filed the following Monday. When we tried to put some documents into…
DetailsCourt Hears FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
In a large brick and glass building on 6th and Market Streets in Philadelphia, across the street from the Yu Ya Nails and Spa, and only a few hundred yards from…
DetailsThe Difference Between Phishing and Fishing- Supreme Court Renders Decision
On February 25, 2015 the United States Supreme Court rendered the unremarkable decision that a fish – yes, a fish – is not a computer hard drive. Sure, you can buy thumb…
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