************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** Risk assessment is vital to security IT security experts at last week's InfoSecurity 2003 conference in London, England, emphasized that conducting a risk assessment of information systems is a key step in 'selling' necessary security investments to sometimes "digitally challenged" executives. In order to persuade senior management to commit to security spending, IT security executives should determine what needs to be protected in advance, explain security issues and risks in non-technical terms, and show the potential commercial benefits of moving forward with security investments. In order to remain credible, they should also "Use the fear factor selectively and objectively but don't cry wolf because the electronic Pearl Harbour is unlikely to happen until 2005 or 2006," according to David Lacey, head of information security and governance at the Royal Mail Group. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1140716 EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com> +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ GET YOU FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp GET PREMIUM EDUCATON VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING GET FEATURED MERCHANT VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>