When you mention "information security" nowadays to most company executives, their eyes glaze over either because they are expecting a stream of geek-speak to spew forth or because it causes them a massive headache to even think about. I've given a couple talks recently about what companies in various industries can do to help keep their information and trade secrets from being released into the general public (including a presentation at a conference by the American Conference Institute on Clinical Trials, held last month in NYC, and which will be held again in September in San Diego - check the American Conference site or email me for more details), and it's become really clear that many companies don't realize that they can probably stop 70% of attempts to retrieve confidential information by following a couple very basic, very cheap tips.
So here are just a few tips that any company can implement and for which the cost will be pretty darn low:
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