NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: M. E. KABAY ON SECURITY 08/24/04 Today's focus: Do the right thing
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Video explores business ethics * Links related to Security * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Juniper Networks Free Report on Layered Network Security Highly regarded security expert Mark Bouchard of META Group, provides an in-depth look at the evolution of network security technology at, beyond, and behind traditional perimeter demarcation points. Brought to you by Juniper Networks, a leading provider of networking and security solutions. Download the FREE report now at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=72650 _______________________________________________________________ CONTEMPLATING A CAREER MOVE? For many of us, it is time to contemplate a change. You're great at managing networks, but what about your career? Get information and advice for managing and developing your career and guiding your staff's career choices at NW Fusion's Career Research Center. Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=73217 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Do the right thing By M. E. Kabay Today I'd like to continue a series of short reviews intended to help security-awareness officers evaluate training videos for their training programs. The training video "The Right Thing" from Commonwealth Films is subtitled, "Doing Business Legally and Ethically." This 2002 production starts with a montage of news story headlines about business fraud, TV vignettes of executives under investigation and news scrums. Dick Thornburgh, former attorney general of the United States and an attorney with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, is the main speaker throughout the video. He speaks well and lends considerable credibility to the training program. All of the topics are worth discussing in any organization: * Retaining documents. Destroying or concealing records in an ��attempt to circumvent subpoenas is a terrible idea that can lead ��not only to ruining an organization's defense posture but also ��criminal liability for the employees involved. * Accounting and reporting. Accurate and reliable financial ��accounting is an absolute requirement of ethical and legally ��acceptable business. Falsifying records by changing dates, ��modifying quantities or costs and any other breaches of data ��integrity may result in penalties for publicly traded companies, ��criminal liability for officers and staff involved in the ��malfeasance, and loss of public reputation and competitive ��position. * Anti-trust compliance. It is illegal in the United States for ��competitors to agree on or even to discuss any measures to ��reduce competition. Limiting price breaks, pressuring ��competitors to toe the line on minimum costs, spreading ��contracts around by taking turns in the bidding process - all of ��these practices are violations of anti-trust laws that can ��result in huge fines and jail terms for perpetrators. * Insider information. It is illegal to pass on internal news ��that allows privileged decisions about stock trades, whether ��good or bad. It's also illegal to make stock trades based on ��such privileged information. * Procurement standards. Both buyers and bidders have to comply ��with the highest ethical standards. Gifts, entertainments, ��favors - all of these are out of order. Participation in such ��activities may result in removal from bidders' lists and ��possibly criminal prosecution. * Government contracting. Defrauding the government is a serious ��mistake. Misrepresenting goods and services constitutes fraud; ��sending fraudulent bid information by mail or through phone and ��fax may constitute violations of U.S. postal and wire fraud ��statutes, and thus constitute felonies (i.e., crimes with ��possible jail terms). Soliciting employees at a government ��agency for future positions in a company bidding for a contract ��may violate regulations forbidding revolving-door relations ��between agencies and contractors. * Intellectual property. Stealing other organizations' ��proprietary data is a serious violation of intellectual property ��laws. Don't hire candidates who offer to violate their current ��employer's trust by bringing you secret data; agreeing to such a ��proposal could make the interviewer liable to prosecution for ��receiving stolen intellectual property and trade secrets. ��Depending on the original employer, it could also violate the ��Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. * Foreign corrupt practices. Bribery and misleading bookkeeping ��for purposes of acquiring contracts in foreign countries are ��barred by U.S. laws that make kickbacks to foreign officials ��illegal. For example, "investing" in a land development project ��in order to gain a contract would constitute bribery. * Environmental protection. Some organizations fail to take ��environmental-protection laws seriously. For example, ��mercury-containing computer parts such as circuit boards must ��not be thrown into ordinary trash but must be handled as toxic ��waste. Violating such regulations may lead to serious financial ��penalties and even total shutdown of operations. * Harassment. Workers are entitled to freedom from ��discrimination in their workplace. Suggestive remarks, ��innuendoes, jokes, demeaning remarks, and offensive materials ��such as pornography, racist jokes and religious or political ��bigotry can lead to embarrassment, emotional pain, decreased ��productivity, lawsuits and terrible publicity. If you see or are ��the subject of harassment, report it at once to your human ��resources department or government labor agencies. * Information systems. Unauthorized copying of programs or other ��copyrighted information and use of corporate systems to access ��confidential personal data about coworkers or clients can break ��laws, as well as corporate policies. Some general principles offered in the video: 1. Know the laws and your company policies. 2. Be alert to questionable, unethical, illegal practices and report them at once. 3. Do the right thing yourself: Perform your job legally and ethically. As always, this Commonwealth Film training video is a valuable contribution to corporate security awareness programs. Congratulations to writer and director Webster Lithgow, producer Jennifer Wry and veteran executive producer Thomas P. McCann. Note: I have no financial interest whatsoever in Commonwealth Films. However, these nice people allow me to show their previews to my students in class, and I am grateful to their director of customer relations, David J. Burke, for his consistent kindness over many years. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Commonwealth http://www.commonwealthfilms.com/ Dick Thornburgh http://tinyurl.com/4pbbl Is security ripe for outsourcing? Network World, 08/23/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/082304outsecure.html?nl2 Microsoft's NAP partners eye first steps Network World, 08/23/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/082304nappy.html?nl2 Symantec offers patching help Network World, 08/23/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/082304symantec.html?nl2 _______________________________________________________________ To contact: M. E. Kabay M. E. Kabay, Ph.D., CISSP, is Associate Professor in the Division of Business and Management at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt. 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