Posted by admin on January 21, 2012
As we shared earlier this month, healthcare breaches in the US are on the rise: up 32% over the previous year. Larry Ponemon, chairman of the Ponemon Institute, discussed these findings with Government HealthIT, alongside Rick Kam of ID Experts, saying that a “data spill” in healthcare could be more damaging than what BP faced after [...]
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Posted by admin on January 19, 2012
According to an upcoming study from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), previewed in advance by Information Week, 419 breaches were publicly disclosed in the US for 2011 affecting 22.9 million records*. Of those breaches, hack attacks were the leading cause of data breaches for the year, responsible for 26% of all known data breach [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Accidents, Armed Services, Data Breach, Data Breaches, Data Storage, Educational Institutions, Financial Businesses, Hack Attacks, Hackers, Healthcare Groups, Information Week, Insider, Laptops, Malicious Attacks, Million Records, Resource Center, Sensitive Records, Social Security Numbers, Storage Devices, Target | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 11, 2012
Absolute Software is pleased to announce that our platform coverage continues to expand! Today we announced that our theft recovery service is now available for Android tablets. “With the inevitable expansion of consumerization or the “bring your own device” (BYOD) movement, many organizations are exposed to new security and manageability challenges as organizations allow for [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Absolute Software, Ces, Chief Executive Officer, Data Breach, Forensics, Form Factors, Freeze Data, John Livingston, Manageability, Management Solutions, Mobile Features, New Security, Persistence Technology, Platform Coverage, Platforms, Security Risk, Software Theft, Technology Organizations, Theft Recovery, Venetian | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 6, 2012
With 2011 drawing to a close, it’s time to look at how we fared this year in terms of data breaches in the US. The statistics of data breaches only show known data breaches, so we can expect that the 2011 figure will continue to climb as data breaches that have already occurred are discovered [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Chronology, Data Breach, Data Breaches, December 26, December 28, Drawing, Exposed, Improvements, Information Data, People, Privacyrights, Real Time, Source Of Information, Statistics, Tally | No Comments »
Posted by admin on November 26, 2011
Individuals in the US affected by a data breach at Sutter Health have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Northern California-based company, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee.
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Posted by admin on November 26, 2011
Individuals in the US affected by a data breach at Sutter Health have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Northern California-based company, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee.
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Posted by admin on October 9, 2011
A new Verizon report on the Payment Card Industry and Compliance highlights the importance of compliance as an ongoing initiative, whether it be for PCI compliance or for compliance with other standards or laws. The report looks at more than 100 PCI DSS assessments conducted by Verizon alongside payment card data breach information. The report [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Acquisitions, Business Environment, Business Notes, Compliance, Continuous Effort, Data Breach, Data Security, Dss, High Risk, Initial Audit, Initiative, Intelligence, Maintaining Security, Partnerships, Risk Security, Security Policies, Security Standards, Security Threats, Threat Environment, Verizon | No Comments »
Posted by admin on October 4, 2011
The US Senate has just approved a bill aimed at protecting national financial networks and powergrids from hackers and at safeguarding consumer data online. S. 1151, sponsored by Patrick Leahy, would establish a national standard for data breach notification, require companies to implement data privacy and security programs, and apply criminal penalties for those who [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 1408, Criminal Penalties, Data Breach, Data Privacy And Security, Data Security, Financial Networks, Hackers, Identity Theft, Legislation, Measures, Patrick Leahy, Powergrids, Privacy Bill, Security Programs, Senate Judiciary Committee, Us Senate | No Comments »
Posted by admin on September 13, 2011
In follow-up to their 2011 Data Breach Investigation Report, which we’ve talked about, Verizon’s Wade Baker has put together an interesting post about a conundrum in the security field: that it takes criminals to find crime. Essentially, the post outlines how it’s often fraud committed using stolen data that triggers the breach discovery process. In [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Breaches, Competitor, Conundrum, Credit Card Companies, Criminals, Data Breach, Detection Mechanisms, Discovery, Fraud Detection, Gizmo, Investigation Report, Mature, Security Field, Similarity, Truth, Verizon | No Comments »
Posted by admin on September 3, 2011
The Texas Police Chief Association was hacked last night with classified information leaked along with private emails from police.
Categories: internet | Tags: Classified Information, Data Breach, Police Chief, Private Emails, Private Police, Sensitive Documents, Texas Police | No Comments »
