by Michael Peters

Are You Alert?

The world is full of information and it is becoming more transparent and more accessible to more people every day. This technological paradigm shift enables the individual and the organizational entities to discover more about another person or item of interest or even themselves. It becomes increasingly important to, where possible, control your digital spin.… Read More

by Michael Peters

Securing the C Level

The production release of “Securing the C Level: Getting, keeping or reclaiming that executive title.” is being released soon through Amazon and thousands of other distribution outlets my publicist has informed me. The ISBN numbers are: ISBN-13: 978-1467968829 and ISBN-10: 146796882X. I’ll make signed copies available through MichaelPeters,org for purchase when the time comes. The… Read More

by Michael Peters

Uninsured – Underinsured Information Highway Motorists

On the information freeway, the vast majority of the population is driving ninety miles per hour (144 KPH) without insurance; this includes business entities as well. In the United States, as in many other countries as well, the law dictates that a person possess a minimum level of automobile insurance to protect the financial stability… Read More

by Michael Peters

Weekly Digest for November 17th

mdpeters posted 9 items. Identity theft North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005 Security Freeze Fraud North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005 Personally identifiable information Credit card fraud North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act of 2005 Identity theft mdpeters posted User:Olylia1949.

by Michael Peters

Weekly Digest for November 3rd

mdpeters posted Personally identifiable information. mdpeters posted Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). mdpeters posted 5 items. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act

by Michael Peters

Shot Down in Flames! – That ROI for security or litigation is in jeopardy.

  The Return on Investment, aka ROI, is an essential financial measurement for any business venture and one that must be positive, or at least neutral, in order to demonstrate the viability of the proposition being examined. There are certain essential business functions however that does not provide a return on your investment; and two… Read More

by Michael Peters

Would you buy a car without seat belts?

Recent headlines said, “Network ransacked in huge brute-force attack” (Source: The Register) and “Hackers break SSL encryption used by millions of sites” (Source: Huffington Post) among many other security and privacy news that fill the news outlets every time I look and listen. The problem is not some new phenomenon, but one that continues to… Read More

by Michael Peters

The Death of Privacy?

Today, I propose we declare the death of privacy. In our technically advancing world, our personal privacy expectations must be reconsidered, re-conceived and redefined. We all expose ourselves through swipes, transactions, likes and tweets. Through handsets, television sets and mindsets, we voluntarily add our behavioral attributes to the associated handlers of our digital DNA almost… Read More

by Michael Peters

Weekly Digest for September 29th

mdpeters posted 3 items. International Issues User:CSchade51 Directive 95/46/EC mdpeters posted 3 items. User:Kendallvdm User:LMcCrea82 User:PBrough30 mdpeters posted 5 items. User:Nathanielj User:Blakezbbay User:Cathymjtre User:Emmanueljg User:Aishazskan mdpeters posted 2 items. User:FBenedetto36 User:DRadcliff30 mdpeters posted 2 items. User:Jericmartin User talk:Jericmartin

by Michael Peters

Getting rid of getbetterlinks

I noticed site content links being introduced through my Firefox browser today. Apparently a browser extension called Betterlinks had been added by Mozilla in the latest updates. Betterlinks supplies alternative locations for content that may be in competition with your site by influencing your searching. My rhetorical question for the day is “Who gets to… Read More

by Michael Peters

FTC Proposes Significant Changes to the Online Collection of Information from Children rule

The Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) released on September 15, 2011, its long-awaited proposed amendments to its rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA Rule”). They are accepting comments until November 28, 2011. The Commission is proposing modifications to the COPPA Rule in three key facets: