Annual Cost of a Data Breach Study: Malicious Attacks Gaining Prominence (0)

We continue to look at highlights from the annual Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach Study, sponsored by Symantec. Be sure to visit Symantec’s Press Release and the download page to get the full report. A couple more highlights are worth mentioning this time around:

For the first time, malicious or criminal attacks are the most [...]

MyLaptopGPS at CompTIA Breakaway 2010, Great Show! (0)

MyLaptopGPS CTO Dan Yost and team were in San Antonio, Texas, for CompTIA Breakaway 2010, which was a great event. Over 1,000 IT specialists, resellers, vendors, and players were gathered at the JW Marriott resort to discuss, collaborate, and generally enjoy themselves. As a CompTIA partner, MyLaptopGPS has enjoyed a great relationship with this excellent [...]

Rip of the Week: South Carolina Hospital Breached by Laptop Theft (0)

Another hospital has suffered a costly and dangerous data breach. This one, it turns out, actually happened a few months ago. WSPA reports that Spartanburg Regional Hospital in Spartanburg, SC, has warned “potentially thousands” of patients that their personal information could be at risk thanks to a stolen laptop. An employee’s work laptop was stolen [...]

Tip of the Week: Research (0)

This latest tip is an oldie but a goody: do your research. The latest Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach Study has many helpful pieces of information, summarized, which help emphasize some of the damage vectors that are actually affecting businesses–not in theory, but in practice. There are many guides and tools available (try a [...]