NCMS (National Classification Management Society) is a society that provides training and guidance to private sector firms who are industrial contractors to the federal government on classified contracts. As a member of the national organization and the Carolinas Chapter, RMA has access to some excellent and timely training. “Don’t Click That Link!” came from another member and is a good …
SBI investigates Leland’s former Asst. Town Manager Excerpts from article: Michelle Cox was hired by the Town of Leland in January, and left after about six months on the job. During that time she was the highest ranking female employee in Leland, and was assigned to investigate claims of sexual harassment filed by Officer Sherry Lewis. About the same time, …
On November 21, 2011, Bit9 released its ‘Dirty Dozen’ of unsecured smartphones for 2011. The following is an excerpt of that news release: New Report on Most Vulnerable Mobile Platforms Reveals Orphaned Android Phones Pose Serious Risk to Privacy and Security… 11.21.11 – Waltham, Mass. – Bit9, the market leader in advanced threat protection and server security software, today published …
As the holiday season approaches, Hollywood will begin to bombard us with movies that depict good looking men, beautiful women, and fancy cars or other electronics in romantic stories of intrigue and espionage. As Americans, we love these stories where the main characters wear beautiful clothes and against all odds, often times with cutting edge electronics or personality, save the …
We read an interesting article by Miguel Llanos, a reporter for msnbc.com. “Crime in decline, but why? Low inflation among theories” was published on 9/19/2011. Statistics released by the FBI showed that violent crime and property crimes were declining in 2010. Is this a figment of manipulation within the reporting of crime? Is it attributable to an aging U.S. population …
An article published on the website of National Public Radio (NPR) addressed the security programs in place at the Mall of America and the actions of security officers. The full article can be found here, and we leave it to the reader to determine if the actions of the officers were appropriate in the specific situations mentioned. The events of …
It is easy to think of safety and security as synonymous terms, but are they really? The confusion is in understanding their differences. In both cases, we are talking about something that could cause harm to another person, many persons, or property. The difference between safety and security is the intent to do harm. If there is water on the …
Mark S. Beasley, PhD, CPA at North Carolina State University was the first professional who started us thinking in terms of business risks being managed as a portfolio instead of the traditional model where each function or department focuses on their associated risks independent of each other. On the surface it seems like a reasonable, efficient, and cost effective approach. …
Jim was looking for ways to make Acme’s production process more efficient. He ran a search on the Internet for their new process, and he also wanted to see if their competitors had figured it out yet. One of the search hits was an image, and it looked like there was a TX1000 machine in the background. He took a …
The former director of a North Carolina Central University program designed to help minority students used an unauthorized bank account to divert more than $1 million from the program over six years, according to a state audit (WRAL News Story). What can we learn from this story? It’s usually easier and cheaper for companies and organizations to be proactive rather …