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201 CMR 17.00 Finalized – Regulations to Take Effect March 1, 2010
From the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation:
The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation announced that it has filed final regulations that take effect on March 1, 2010. The regulations will help combat many of the vulnerabilities in personal information security that has led to more than 1 million instances of Massachusetts [...]
Welsh Consulting to Sponsor Massachusetts Nonprofit Event
Welsh Consulting is looking forward to attending this year’s Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Conference as an event sponsor.
The conference will bring together nonprofit organizations as well as consultants and foundations to bolster their knowledge of effective practices thus strengthening their ability to carry out their mission and work.
The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, founded in 2007, is the [...]
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Early feedback positive for Windows 7
Microsoft’s struggle with the Windows Vista operating system needs no explanation. The negative reaction from end users was surpassed only by the scathing reviews of technology bloggers worldwide. No amount of Seinfeld and Bill Gates commercials could convince users to ditch trusty old Windows XP for the ever so clunky Vista. The answer, Windows 7.
With [...]
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Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation to hold public hearing on 201 CMR 17.00
The purpose of this public hearing is to afford interested parties and opportunity to provide oral or written testimony regarding 201 CMR 17.00, Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth.
For more information, click here.
Microsoft Critical Security Bulletin MS09-003
Yesterday Microsoft issued a bulletin acknowledging a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server. According to Microsoft, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system with Exchange Server service account privileges. The second vulnerability could allow denial of service if a specially crafted MAPI command is sent to [...]
Microsoft Critical Alert MS08-078
Yesterday Microsoft issued a bulletin acknowledging a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. Welsh Consulting is prepared to help you protect your systems and networks by applying Microsoft’s update as soon as [...]
Massachusetts Issues Information Security Regulation 201 CMR 17.00
Massachusetts has recently issued new regulation 201 CMR 17.00, which imposes significant requirements on all businesses that retain personal information about Massachusetts residents. The regulation is expected to take effect in 2009 and will require businesses to develop comprehensive information security programs. While many of you already have dedicated security and incident response policies in [...]
Welsh Consulting continues to set itself apart by earning its fifth Microsoft competency.
Welsh Consulting, a leading provider of IT strategy, project consulting and computer system support to small and mid-sized businesses today announced the addition of its fifth competency in Unified Communications. As a Gold Certified Partner, Welsh Consulting has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and the proven ability to meet client’s needs.
This certification marks the [...]
Malware on Dell motherboards