Four Slow Steps to the Fast Lane
Companies that join the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT, agree to secure their supply chain in return for a "fast lane" at border crossing. Here's the rundown on the process and the number of companies that have gotten that far, as of July 2003.
C-TPAT: Port Boys Complaint
For years, the cargo supply chain has been encumbered by slow security checks. C-TPAT wants to change that.
C-TPAT and Cargo Security: Sea Change
In an effort to prevent terrorists from turning container ships into weapons, Customs is counting on big business to goad partners into improving security. The result: public and private partnerships that might work-or fail completely.
How to Secure Sensitive Information in Transit
CEO of R.J. Heffernan Associates, Richard J. Heffernan, answers readers' questions about securing information in transit.
Hold the Bioterrorism
Concerns over bioterrorism affecting the food supply have led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to solicit help from companies to develop a new system to track and model the flow of food.
Business Partner Security: Mistrust Never Sleeps
As I write this, the country is deciding whether to pass or play at war. I live in the Washington, D.C., area, where our nerves are shot. During the past year and a half we've lived with the anticipation of terrorists, anthrax, then snipers. We're back to terrorists again. Safety has become a commodity as tangible as duct tape or gas masks; it is the negative space left behind when fear is erased.
Sevice Level Agreements: Tying the Knot
Service-level agreements are at the heart of most managed information security contracts. But they don't guarantee that buyer and seller are pulling in the same direction.
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