Data loss prevention software

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Data loss/leak prevention solution is a system that is designed to detect potential data
breach / data ex-filtration transmissions and prevent them by monitoring, detecting and
blocking sensitive data while in-use (endpoint actions), in-motion (network traffic), and
at-rest (data storage). In data leakage incidents, sensitive data is disclosed to unauthorized
personnel either by malicious intent or inadvertent mistake. Such sensitive data can come in
the form of private or company information, intellectual property (IP), financial or patient
information, credit-card data, and other information depending on the business and the
industry.
The terms "data loss" and "data leak" are closely related and are often used interchangeably,
though they are somewhat different.[1] Data loss incidents turn into data leak incidents in
cases where media containing sensitive information is lost and subsequently acquired by
unauthorized party. However, a data leak is possible without the data being lost in the
originating side. Some other terms associated with data leakage prevention are information
leak detection and prevention (ILDP), information leak prevention (ILP), content monitoring
and filtering (CMF), information protection and control (IPC), and extrusion prevention
system
(EPS),
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Jessie J. Knight, Jr.

Chairman

Jeffrey Walker Martin

Steven D. Davis

Chief Executive Officer

(CEO)

President And Chief

Operating Officer

The CEO is a company's top decision-maker, and all other executives answer to him or her. The CEO
typically delegates many of the tactical responsibilities to other managers, focusing instead on
strategic issues, such as which markets to enter, how to take on the competition, and which
companies to form partnerships with. This is in contrast to the chief operating officer or president,
who oversees day-to-day operations and logistics. The CEO is ultimately accountable to the board of
directors for the company's performance. The chairman of a company is the head of its board of

directors. The board is elected by shareholders and is responsible for protecting investors' interests,
such as the company's profitability and stability. It usually meets several times a year to set long-term
goals, review financial results, evaluate the performance of high-level managers, and vote on
important strategic moves proposed by the CEO. Directors appoint--and can fire--upper-level
managers such as the CEO and president. The chairman typically wields substantial power in setting
the board's agenda and determining the outcome of votes. But he or she does not necessarily play an
active role in everyday management.
The Audit Committee of Sempra Energys Board of Directors is directly responsible and has sole authority for
selecting, appointing,
retaining and overseeing the work and approving the compensation of the independent registered public accounting
firm for Sempra
Energy and its subsidiaries, including SDG&E and SoCalGas. As a matter of good corporate governance, the
SDG&E and SoCalGas
Boards of Directors also reviewed the performance of Deloitte & Touche LLP and concurred with the determination
by the Sempra
Energy Audit Committee to retain them as the independent registered public accounting firm for each of Sempra
Energy, SDG&E and
SoCalGas. Sempra Energys board has determined that each member of its Audit Committee is an independent
director and is
financially literate, and that Mr. Brocksmith, the chair of the committee, and Mr. Taylor are each an audit committee
financial expert
as defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Findings and Interview Results

Board Size and Composition
The Board consists of 17 members, including two ex officio members (the Chief Justice of
the
United States and the Vice President of the United States), six Congressional Regents
(three each
from the Senate and House), and nine Citizen Regents. This composition reflects the
public/private nature of the Smithsonian and its unique historical structure. While many
interviewees thought the Board size was about right, our findings identified constraints on
the
Boards overall capacity for effective governance from the combination of the Boards current
size and composition. Each category of Regents brings its own set of benefits and
limitations,
making it difficult to ensure adequate capacity to lead the Board and the organization, to
include
appropriate skills and experiences on the Board, and to distribute work evenly among
Regents. In

addition, unlike other boards, for a significant number of Regents, the Smithsonian has
limited
ability to shape Board nominations and to hold Regents accountable for performance.

WIPO welcomed its new top management team on December 1, 2009, when the four Deputy
Directors General and three Assistant Directors General took up their appointments
following the completion of the term of the outgoing team. The appointments, which include
three WIPO insiders and four newcomers to the Organization, were approved by WIPOs
Member States at the Coordination Committee meeting in June 2009, on the basis of
proposals submitted by Director General Francis Gurry.
The seven Deputy and Assistant Directors General, together with the Executive Director of
the Office of the Director General (Chief of Staff), formally comprise the Senior Management
Team of the Organization. The Team is responsible for assisting the Director General in
providing the strategic direction of WIPOs programs, managing the budgets, activities and
human and financial resources of their respective Sectors in accordance with agreed work
plans, and ensuring delivery of results in line with the Organizations nine strategic goals.

Jessie J. Knight is chairman of San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E); chairman of
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), an affiliate of SDG&E; and executive vice
president of external affairs for Sempra Energy.
Jeff Martin is chief executive officer of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). Previously,
Martin was president and chief executive officer of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power. Prior to
joining Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Martin served as president and chief executive officer of
Sempra Generation and vice president of investor relations at Sempra Energy. Before
joining Sempra Energy, Martin was chief financial officer of NewEnergy, Inc. and president
and director of TruePricing, Inc. He also served as corporate counsel at UniSource Energy
Corporation and was an attorney at the law firm of Snell & Wilmer, LLP. Martin received
a bachelor of science from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also holds
a masters degree in public administration from the University of Texas in El Paso and a law
degree from the University of Miami. Martin currently serves on the board of directors of
the National Association of Manufacturers and the San Diego Regional Chamber of
Commerce as well as the board of trustees of the University of San Diego.