Tip of the Week: It’s Expensive to Be a Data Breach Rookie

Still highlighting the “2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach” by the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by PGP, another interesting finding concerns first-time data breaching organizations. On page 17, the report reveals that “more than 82 percent of all cases in this year’s study involved organizations that have had more than one data breach involving [...]

Rip of the Week: Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Loses Eight Laptops and the Personal Details of 2,135 People

This week’s Rip involves a case of eight lost laptops in the UK, from the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society. According to an SC Magazine report, and thanks to Jake K via DataLossDB, 2,135 people were breached when unencrypted laptops were lost by the RLMIS.
This story, however, is replete with the most poignant and [...]

WSJ: Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure

Dr. Deborah H. Peel has posted a very good opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, discussing the pitfalls of EHR systems, particularly inasmuch as the consent and permissions that patients should be empowered to give, are often absent.
In addition, Peel mentions a lack of the actual underlying data security as well. This is a [...]

Tip of the Week: Watch Especially for Malicious Attacks

Continuing yet again to highlight great information found in the “2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach” by the Ponemon Institute, and sponsored by PGP, another good takeaway concerns malicious attacks versus insider negligence.
Most folks aren’t surprised to hear that malicious and criminal attacks are more expensive (more damaging) than insider negligence [...]

Rip of the Week: Believe it or Not, Another VA Data Breach…Maybe

The news is abuzz this week about an agency that’s no stranger in the data breach world: the Veterans Administration. Recall that back in 2006 the VA suffered a breach that threatened 26.5 million vets, via laptop theft. The Federal Times reports that that VA is investigating reports of a former VA physician’s assistant who [...]

Tip of the Week: Ensure Security Policies and Safeguards Extend to Third Parties

Continuing to highlight great information found in the “2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach” by the Ponemon Institute, and sponsored by PGP, we focus this week on a nugget that is reminiscent of a key step recommended in the MyLaptopGPS white paper “Multi-Layer Laptop Security.” The breach report notes that “forty-two percent of [...]

Safeware Insurance Announces Strategic Partnership with MyLaptopGPS

Safeware partners with MyLaptopGPS to provide unrivaled protection for laptop and desktop computer owners.
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) March 15, 2010 – Safeware, The Insurance Agency Inc. today announced a new strategic partnership with MyLaptopGPS , designed to offer ultimate and combined hardware and data protection for laptop and desktop computers.

MyLaptopGPS’ six-layer [...]

Rip of the Week: Thrivent Financial Suffers Mysterious Data Breach

A somewhat curious, and rather terse, laptop theft is this week’s Rip. Thanks to kirniki over at DataLossDB for the tip, National Underwriter reports that Thrivent Financial experienced a break-in at an office in Pennsylvania. A laptop was stolen, which contained personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security Numbers and health information.
But what is curious [...]