In a recent survey commissioned by Cisco and conducted by InsightExpress, concerns were validated regarding the state of U.S. organizations’, both public and private, ability to continue operations if major business interruptions occurred.

Of the many interesting observations revealed in the survey, one that remains troubling for the business contiuity community, is that business continuity and resilience were not the main drivers for implementing remote access for workers.

You can read more about this topic in an article that was written by Matthew Harwood, who presents and  discusses other findings from the survey and was recently cited in a posting in the Security Management magazine by clicking here.

CNET News writer, Lance Whitney, shared his comments on the findings from a recent McAfee report titled “The Security Paradox“.  (Read this report)

One of the most revealing findings of this report address the fact that more mid-sized companies are being attacked by cybercriminals at the same time that those same companies are freezing their IT Security budgets.

Those security breaches can also be expensive — the study found that over the last year, 1 out of 5 mid-sized companies surveyed lost $41,000 in sales on average as a result of a breach.

There are many other revealing facts f rom this study that make this report and Lance Whitney’s summary article well worth reading.

It was just announced that there is an extension to the enforcement date of the Red Flag Rules.  At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set June 1, 2010 as the newest enforcement date for this Identity Theft related ruling.

You can read this FTC announced press release regarding this decision by clicking here……