| Aussies lose ID in trash
AUSTRALIANS should lock their mailboxes and shred their mail to avoid identity theft, federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has told a conference on identity fraud. Mr Ruddock told the Sydney meeting the problem of identity fraud had grown exponentially because of modern communications. But snail mail and hardcopy documents still presented a problem, he said, and Australians should think of investing in a shredder, and perhaps a lock on their letterbox. ''Identity theft occurred predominantly when crooks got access to an individual's financial records, making protection of hardcopy documents essential,'' Mr Ruddock said. "It's very important to look at how you handle your personal paperwork, what you put in your waste bins," he said.
Offshoring: Met and CBC unite against cyber crime
The Metropolitan Police and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) have joined forces to set up a working party to tackle the increasing threat of global cyber crime especially in offshoring companies. The main aim of the working party will be to increase the co-operation between members of the commonwealth to exchange best practices on tackling specialist crime such as identity theft and compromised data security. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, global research director of CBC Technologies, said: "The Commonwealth is a voluntary group of 53 nations which just happens to include all the major nations offering offshore outsourcing services such as IT and contact centres. We would like to invite governments, private sector and trade bodies from across the world to join this very important initiative." The recent spate of cases involving identity theft and compromised data security in offshore call centres emphasises the need for government and industry collaboration at an international level, according to the CBC.
Employment Law Alert: New Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 ...
U.S. immigration authorities have released a revised Form I-9, the form used by employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of new hires. A copy of the new Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form and the revised 47-page Handbook for Employers, Instructions for Completing the Form I-9 (publication M-274) are available free of charge from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Web site. PDF copies of the November 7 USCIS news release, the updated I-9 Handbook for Employers and the new I-9 Form are available at the end of this article. Faegre & Benson�s Immigration Team has prepared the following questions and answers to explain the significance of the new Form I-9 and Handbook for Employers: 1. What's new on the I-9? Not much.
Voltage Security and BearingPoint to Host Data Security Seminars
"Financial and security executives constantly grapple with how to cost-effectively deploy security measures within their organizations," said Warren Zafrin, managing director, Financial Services Information Security at BearingPoint. "A risk-based model lets them apply security strategically, striking the right balance between meeting information privacy, data integrity and business continuity requirements, while controlling overall security costs." Risk-based Information Security is designed to efficiently and cost-effectively protect companies through strategic consulting, application services and technology solutions. While information is critical to an organization's survival, it must be protected against privacy breaches, theft and fraud -- all of which can wreak havoc with customers while costing millions of dollars and potentially irreparable damage to a company.
Event Combines Learning with Fun
It's great when a toy that is fun to play with, can also educate our children. The LEGO Competition at the University of Rochester promotes higher level thinking, creative problem solving, teamwork and research. Students ages 9 to 14 build a robot and compete in a friendly event specially designed for their age group. They use LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears. "This year's theme is called the power puzzle," said Lisa Norwood, U of R organizer. “It teaches the kids about power conservation tradeoffs about energy usage and the kids have to study a particular issue about power for a presentation." Students at Hilton's Northwood Elementary completed a research project in the community. They did an energy audit and they offered improvements to the Greece Town Library.
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