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Legal quicksand: Shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements – Part 2
Typical Shrink-Wrap Terms and Conditions While the type of terms and conditions found in shrink-wrap agreements vary greatly from vendor to vendor, there are a number of common themes. In general, shrink-wrap agreements include [...]
Legal quicksand: Shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements – Part 1
Shrink-wrap and click-wrap agreements are the fine print you see, among other things, when you click through terms and conditions in accessing an online service (e.g., in connection with a cloud computing service) or [...]
DFARS 252.204-7012: Terms to know
DFARS 252.204-7012 requires that, as a DoD contractor, your organization and your subcontractors must obtain certification of compliance. The deadline has now passed to meet DFARS compliance rules that put cybersecurity safeguards on what the [...]
8 early warning signs of IT disaster
I am flattered to have provided input for a story by an author whose work I have read for years. His name is Dan Tynan, and he wrote “8 early warning signs of IT disasters” [...]
Beware the ‘thought police:’ The dangers of human and AI integration
Kevin McDonald discusses AI integration and possible negative consequences. Humans have always strived to become smarter, faster and more creative through the use of tools. Starting with the basic calculator and advancing to the amazing [...]
Imran Awan case shows lax security controls for Congressional IT staff
By Kevin McDonald Investigations into the conduct of the IT staff of the House of Representatives raised alarms. Kevin McDonald explains what we can learn from the case of Imran Awan. Those who [...]