Security Articles

Clareity Consulting is stepping up its ongoing efforts to improve information security in the real estate industry by providing security-related articles for real estate organizations to include in their newsletters and for use in training staff how to improve information security. There is no cost to reprint these articles in your newsletters or on your website, but please to do so.

2008 Security Articles

• Article #1 - Your Next Computer – Vista, 2008 Server and Security
  Summary: Key security features of Microsoft's latest operating systems
• Article #2 - How You Are Affected By Consumer Privacy and Info Security Laws?
  Summary: What information do you store that may be sensitive and subject to info security and breach notification laws?
• Article #3 - PCI Compliance and You
  Summary: Whether your own business accepts credit cards or you give your own card information to others, you should be aware of "PCI Data Security Standards".
• Article #4 - Limiting Internet Use to Protect Your Company
  Summary: The most innocent employee activities can have the worst security consequences for employers, and uncontrolled Internet use is a perfect example of this.

2007 Security Articles

Clareity wrote shorter articles in 2007 than in 2006 for print publication in RISMedia magazine. Some of these were on topics similar to the 2006 articles, others were on completely new topics.

• Article #1 - Information Security for Non-Geeks
  Summary: Physical security is an important part of information security - and you don't need a 'geek' to help with this.
• Article #2 - Business Owner Oversight of Information Security
  Summary: Information security starts with management taking responsibility for it, beginning with a security assessment.
• Article #3 - Single Sign On Technology Making Your Life Easier
  Summary: New tools, sponsored by NAR and created by Clareity Security, will make your life easier.
• Article #4 - When Your Web Site Betrays Your Client
  Summary: Why you need to make your web site hard to 'scrape'.
• Article #5 - Improving PDA Security
  Summary: Big risks sometimes come in small packages. Improving the security of information stored on common mobile computing devices.

2006 Security Articles

• Article #1 - Protect Your Information
  Summary: Many people don't understand their role in information security, believing it is something the "computer guy" takes care of. This article focuses on physical security.
• Article #2 - A Dangerous Chat: How Hackers Can Abuse Your Trust
  Summary: Before installing software on your computer on request or disclosing sensitive information over the phone or via email, it is important to verify the identity of the person making the request and their need to know.
• Article #3 - Is Your Computer Ready for the Internet?
  Summary: This article provides step by step instructions for taking basic personal computer security precautions, with a focus on Windows XP.
• Article #4 - Improving PDA Security
  Summary: Big risks sometimes come in small packages. This article provides step by step instructions for improving security of information stored on common mobile computing devices.
• Article #5 - The Human Element of Information Security
  Summary: This article is about the importance of good management practices and information security policies in improving information security practices. It is written for executives and management staff of MLSs, associations and other real estate organizations and businesses.

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