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The e2chameleon
Information Security Resource is brought to you by Ian Kelly, an Information
Security Analyst in the UK utilities industry. My intention is to
share with you my understanding of the many issues
surrounding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information,
whether stored on a computer, transmitted over the internet, written on
paper or even spoken in public. Information Security is not just about
computers. |
Why e2chameleon?
A number of people have asked me why the site is
called e2chameleon. A few years ago
I read an article in a
magazine (I honestly can't remember which one). It was describing some of
the qualities that people in Information Security, with responsibilities for
designing and policing corporate systems, required. One of the the phrases
from the article which struck me most was "an emotional and ethical
chameleon". In order to protect systems and react to security breaches you
have to understand how people think and why they do certain things.
Companies are made up of many different types of people, all with their own
personal ethical code. Some may believe that a corporate policy is too
strict, others that it is too lax. Some may try and breach policy in order
to make money, others because they believe it unfair. Some may make official
complaints because they see someone attempting to access pornography on the
Internet from a company PC and feel offended. Others may complain because they see a colleague
reading an innocent joke sent to them in an email and feel jealous that they
weren't sent a copy. The way you react to
these issues depends on the law, corporate policy and your understanding of the
victim and perpetrator. I've used the emotional and ethical chameleon
viewpoint regularly over the last few years and have shortened the phrase to
e2chameleon
for this site.
As I've got a full time job, I'm managing this site in my spare time. I do
hope to keep it up to date with information on the latest risks, products
and services to help you stay secure but I may not be able to update it as
often as I like. The news section on the front page
and the VirusWatch page are updated automatically
so will always have the latest information for you no matter how busy I am.
If you have an comments, questions or suggestions
about the site, please contact me at
e2chameleon@btinternet.com.
Cheers,
Ian,
Webmaster, e2chameleon Information
Security Resource. |
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