Archive for November, 2009
Tip of the Week: Change the Default Password!
I simply cannot help but continue to pull out some golden nuggets from the 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon Business. One of the most remarkable findings of the report, based on actual breach investigations, was the “ease” of attack in many cases.
The report found that, as we’ve always said as well, criminals target [...]
New Study: Only Half of CEOs Strongly Support Data Security Efforts
In yet another very interesting Ponemon Institute study, more than half of IT and security professionals worldwide believe their companies’ laptops and other mobile devices pose security risks, and only half of them have CEOs who are strong advocates and supporters of data security efforts.
Kelly Jackson Higgins’ article at Dark Reading gives a good summary.
And, [...]
Rip of the Week: 2,000 People Breached by Stolen Laptop in Guam
The latest medical laptop theft in focus comes from Guam Memorial Hospital. Thanks go to lyger on the DatalossDB list for the tip. According to a report at KUAM News, officials at GMH reveal that a laptop was stolen in late October from a locked office at the hospital, and they are investigating how this [...]
Tip of the Week: Watch Your Logs
In a slight break from the usual themes of the Tip of the Week, this week’s tip focuses on server-related security. Of course, just about any business that has laptops also has at least a server or two (if not two thousand), and this information is important.
I’m digesting the 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report from [...]
Rip of the Week: 754 Children at Risk After Childhood Center Laptop Stolen
Two laptops were stolen from Roosevelt Early Childhood Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota, which contained private student information for 754 students. The data included information about student behavioral issues, names, internal ID numbers, and number of discipline referrals.
Thankfully Social Security Numbers, addresses and phone numbers were not among the data.
And yet, it’s sad to think [...]
Tip of the Week: Implement Periodic Policy Review
One big problem that businesses face is constant change. Or, I should say, that’s not particularly a problem (change is good, at least usually!), but it’s a challenge. Many, even most, businesses fail to have a security policy in place at all. They don’t have a policy that states what data can reside on what [...]
FBI Warns Businesses About Rampant ACH Fraud
The FBI published a press release on November 3, warning businesses to be on the lookout for suspicious bank account activity thanks to a scam that has been gaining much steam recently. In fact, this scam was featured at the Oklahoma InfraGard Quarterly Meeting in October, which I attended, the topic of which was information [...]
Rip of the Week: 2,246 Madoff Victims Now Hit Again…By Laptop Theft
This week’s Rip of the Week was a bit of a shocker. Not only is the story a markedly sad one, but an usual personal twist caused me a double-take.
Newsday.com reports on the theft of 2,246 Bernie Madoff victims’ PII thanks to an unsecured laptop computer belonging to AlixPartners LLP, the consulting firm that had [...]
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