C.G. Lynch is a writer often referenced on this blog and one who covers consumer web and social technoligies for CIO.com.  In a recent article, the topic of writing a company policy regarding the use of social networking media such as Twitter was discussed.

As Lynch states, in the article, … ”many companies grapple with how to balance the transparency social networking tools  enable with the need to safeguard company information.”   The ideas and the methodology presented for an organization to achieve this balance are worth your time to read.

Click here to read the entire article.

If you are using Twitter for either personal or company-related purposes, then you need to read this article written by C.G. Lynch, CIO in which he lists resources of ideas and steps to help you make at least a reasonable effort to protect your rights and your company’s rights of privacy.

The dark side of social networking activity on the internet continues to generate much debate over maintaining information security levels, protection of individual rights of privacy, and in general, elements of compliance and risk management all rolled up into one controversial topic.

This article written by David F. Carr, a writer for the Government Computer News magazine, adds a unique perspective to that debate.  The focus of this article deals with not so much the twittering away of bits of information, as much, as trying to understand the risks involved with someone (i.e. an adversary) who puts those pieces of random information together and can potentially gain knowledge which can truly become a matter of national security.

Click here to read more about the Department of Defense’s perspective on this topic.