July 22, 2011
Why, with all the other things you have to worry about, would you concern yourself with computer security? The fact is you probably wouldn’t if you did not have a compelling reason. You might have to comply with PCI-DSS, or with HIPAA HITECH, or maybe you would like to do business with the government and you need to comply with FISMA. Or you maybe you recently learned that you are required to comply with one of the many state laws governing computer security.
Want to know the biggest reason you should care about computer security? It will help you stay in business.
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July 16, 2011
As a business owner, you are required by law or statue to do a lot of things. For example, you are required to have a business license, pay taxes, pay workman’s comprehension insurance premiums, and any number of other legal and regulatory requirements depending on which business you are in and where you conduct your business. You can think of information security requirements in much the same way.
You can choose to ignore these regulatory requirements, just like you can choose not to pay your taxes, but you should at least be aware of the rules and the consequences for not following them.
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