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Bird Flu Seen Beyond Mainland, in Taiwan
BEIJING—Taiwan reported the first case of a new form of avian flu found outside China's mainland on Wednesday and said that three health-care workers who treated the patient had developed undiagnosed respiratory symptoms, raising concerns over the virus's potential for spreading by human-to-human contact.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324474004578442150678655338.html
#H7N9 on the move! Taiwan gets first case. Says it came from China. 108 cases, 22 deaths. WHO Joint Task Force Press Conference
Taiwan First Case
Taiwan health authorities confirmed the island’s first human infection of H7N9 avian flu on Wednesday.
A 53-year-old Taiwanese man was confirmed to be infected with the new type of bird flu virus. The patient is believed to have been infected outside Taiwan as he showed symptoms three days after returning from Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province. The patient, who is Hepatitis-B-positive and suffers from high blood pressure, is in a serious condition. A total of 139 people who have had close contact with him are being monitored.
Infosec 2013: There is no such thing as information security risk
There is no such thing as information security risk, according to Serge Baudot, head of information security and business continuity management at easyJet. The only risk that matters within any organisation is the risk to the bottom line.
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=615907E2-02D7-FBBD-BA9AE9064A2B563F
How Could FirstNet Have Helped in the Boston Marathon Bombing?
During the FirstNet board meeting held April 23 in Washington, D.C., the Boston Marathon bombing was raised and how this future public safety broadband network might have helped in this type of terrorist bombing situation.
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/FirstNet-Boston-Marathon-Bombing.html
Risky business: how HR and risk can work together
A few weeks ago, HR magazine attended a conference. On the agenda: culture, engagement, values, trust. Nothing new there. But this wasn’t an HR event. In fact, there weren’t even any HR professionals there. This was a risk-management seminar.
http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/hr/features/1077026/risky-business-hr-risk
There is No Such Thing as Information Security Risk
There is no such thing as information security risk, according to a panel of security professionals speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2013 conference in London; the only risk that matters within any organisation is the risk to the bottom line.
http://www.cio.com/article/732299/There_is_No_Such_Thing_as_Information_Security_Risk
Agencies applying threat intelligence to stem tide of cyber attacks
Agencies are taking a deeper dive to understand not only how their computers are being attacked but the pattern of the attacker.
Cyber threat intelligence is a growing trend across the government. It's more than just knowing that one's computer network is under attack, and it's more than knowing even who or what kind of attacker is going after your data—whether a nation state actor or a cyber criminal group or even just a run-of-the-mill nuisance hacker.
Infosec 2013: There is no such thing as information security risk
There is no such thing as information security risk, according to a panel of security professionals speaking at the Infosecurity Europe 2013 conference in London; the only risk that matters within any organisation is the risk to the bottom line.
Serge Baudot, head of information security and business continuity management at easyJet, explained that one of easyJet's most important assets is its reputation. The organisation is therefore constantly looking for ways to protect its reputation, and has identified about 12 events that would cause it serious reputational damage.
Companies are less prepared for risk
Companies are struggling with risk analysis in strategic sourcing, according to a recent report from Aon Risk Solutions. The report found companies are overall less prepared for risk.
http://www.strategicsourceror.com/2013/04/companies-are-less-prepared-for-risk.html
Saving Your Company From a Social Media Nightmare
Facebook has more than 1 billion users worldwide. Twitter processes more than 340 million tweets per day. What is the liability for your company? Are you liable for postings made from employees’ own devices? Can you legally access your employees’ social media sites or base hiring and firing decisions on them?
http://www.riskmanagementmonitor.com/saving-your-company-from-a-social-media-nightmare/
