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Editor’snote Security Issues Exploding The personal data of e-learners is floating all over the place. A ccording to a study conducted by International Data Corp. (IDC) for EMC (cited in “Trendlines”), our digital shadows are growing at a logarithmic rate — maybe even faster for elearners. Enterprise IT organizations that draw the information and data from those shadows into the light of day have a tremendous responsibility — in many cases mandated by law — to protect that information. Every day, we hear or read stories about organizations that have lost confidential and proprietary information at the hands of malicious opportunists, ultimately resulting in losses calculated in the millions of dollars. Meanwhile, legislation, regulation and competition are forcing organizations to seriously evaluate security — from hardware and technologies designed for hardening defenses to internal vulnerabilities. If not today, then certainly in the near future, those organizations will need to develop broad policies for information governance, including security, retention, data access and compliance. Due to the size explosion of what is becoming known as the “digital universe,” both consumers and businesses promise to experience its impact in new, profound ways. IDC says the explosion creates new complexity for IT organizations, because that digital information is not only rapidly growing, but it’s becoming more diverse. Consumers (like you and me) will also struggle with the growth of our own digital information as we attempt to figure out what to do with all the data we’re creating. “Society is already feeling the early effects of the world’s digital information explosion,” says Joe Tucci, chairman, president and CEO of EMC. “Organizations need to plan for the limitless opportunities to use information in new ways and for the challenges of information governance. As people’s digital footprints continue to grow, so too will the responsibility of organizations for the privacy, protection, availability and reliability of that information. The burden is on [corporate] IT departments to address the risks and compliance rules around information misuse, data leakage and safeguarding against security breaches.” Jerry Roche Editorial director 4 April / May Elearning!

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Elearning - April/May 2008 Editor's Note Contents News Targeting Africa Locating Courseware People in the News Upcoming Events Deals Trendlines Web Services Building a Learning Culture Measuring the Learning Experience Making Learning Fun and Social LMS's 2008: What You Need To Know Learning Leader: CA Case Study: AVI Case Study: IBM Case Study: QualComm WBS Case Study: National Center for State Courts Case Study: Grundfos Pumps Case Study: Virginia Tech Pop Quiz Last Word

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