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Password or Passphrase, Two Sides of the Same Coin

As discussed in the previous post below, we determined that the average user of technology is required to memorize many different login credentials and a helpful tool is a password manager. In this post I will discuss the somewhat controversial topic, at least in...

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More Passwords, More Problems

During the past decade, the number of passwords we need to remember has grown exponentially. I am old enough to remember a time when I only needed to remember three passwords: one for work, one for personal email, and one for a forum of which I was a member. Now, at...

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Six Key Data Governance Questions For Directors

If there's anything that's defining successful businesses today, it's the understanding, use, and strategy around an organization’s data.  Does your company incorporate data governance into its business strategy? Your data governance framework should provide guidance...

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Internal Audit Efficiency

By Darlene Brown, Director, Risk Advisory Services Prior to Enron’s issues and the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, many companies decided to outsource their internal audit function.  That trend was reversed starting with the control issues of 2001 and 2002.  However, over...

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