NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: M. E. KABAY ON SECURITY 10/26/04 Today's focus: Resources and news on illegal downloads
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Internet resources covering illegal downloads and ��acceptable-use policies * Links related to Security * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This Newsletter is sponsored by Lucent Technologies Automate Your IP Management For Business-Focused Payback See what IDC reports about the compelling process improvements and significant payback many businesses have achieved-an average ROI as high as 930%-by deploying Lucent VitalQIP(R) DNS/DHCP and IP Address Management Software in their networks. Use the IDC ROI Calculator tool to learn how VitalQIP(R) software can benefit your bottom line too. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85701 _______________________________________________________________ Announcing a Powerful New Resource for Small Businesses from NW Fusion and PC World! Find Small Business resources, tools, and advice on Security, Broadband, Networking, Hardware, Software and Wireless & Mobile Technology at: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=85504 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Resources and news on illegal downloads By M. E. Kabay A reader recently asked about legal liability of managers in a corporation where users are downloading copyrighted music using peer-to-peer networks without permission of the copyright holders. She asked who would investigate such breaches of the law and whether the presence of an acceptable-use policy would affect the outcome of possible prosecutions. As I understand the situation, failure to exercise due diligence in establishing, monitoring and enforcing effective security policies governing acceptable use of copyrighted materials can lead to serious problems. Managers as well as employees may be accused of trafficking in stolen intellectual property and face lawsuits and fines. An article by Vanessa Blum in the _Legal Times_ summarized the state of prosecutions for Internet piracy in June: <http://tinyurl.com/5vbgj> She reported that the U.S. Attorney General had formed a task force to attack piracy of intellectual property. Discussions included possible increases in the frequency of criminal prosecutions and the use of civil lawsuits similar to those of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Europe, the equivalent of the RIAA, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) filed lawsuits against 247 people, mostly large-scale abusers, in March: <http://tinyurl.com/44kk2> In Australia, "five disc jockeys, a record store and its director" were ordered to pay $140,000 (Australian) to the legal owners of music which they had pirated (cited in a posting by "ThailandDJ" on a discussion board at <http://tinyurl.com/43jow> ). For good background reading on security policies in general, see the resources at the SANS Security Policy Project and its AUP in particular: SANS <http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/> Acceptable Use Policy (PDF) <http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/Acceptable_Use_Policy.pdf Acceptable Use Policy (DOC) <http://www.sans.org/resources/policies/Acceptable_Use_Policy.doc If you are developing security policies, do invest in Charles Cresson Woods' _Information Security Policies Made Easy_, which is now in its 10th edition: <http://www.informationshield.com/ispmemain.htm> See also the "Guide to Internet Usage and Policy" from ZIXcorp and "How to write an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)" from SurfControl: ZIXcorp guide <http://www.webspy.com/files/articles/iauguide.pdf> SurfControl guide <http://www.nwfusion.com/nlsec753> RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS VoIP security a moving target Network World, 10/25/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504von.html Enterasys upgrades its security suite Network World, 10/25/04 http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504enterasys.html _______________________________________________________________ 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. Mich can be reached by e-mail <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and his Web site <http://www2.norwich.edu/mkabay/index.htm>. A Master's degree in the management of information assurance in 18 months of study online from a real university - see <http://www3.norwich.edu/msia> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by SBC Dialing for Dollars CRATE & BARREL'S VOIP MOVE NETS SAVINGS AND FLEXIBILITY An apples-to-apples comparison showed that a centralized, software-based, IP-based platform could provide significant cost savings and productivity benefits over a comparable, traditional PBX system. 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