Archive for June, 2010
Tip of the Week: Gather the Key Players, Consider the Cost
This week’s Tip of the Week dovetails with a guide released by ANSI and ISA, mentioned here and at NextGov, which was a response to a White House review of cybersecurity policy. In it, the point is driven home that data security is actually not a problem for “the IT department.”
It’s worth emphasizing repeatedly that [...]
Rip of the Week: It Gets Worse: 860,000 More Victims of Stolen Laptop Data Breach
The Gainsville Sun reports a further development on a breach that was first reported back in February. Originally, a figure of 208,000 victims was posted, though now the original figure is pegged at 360,000.
Regardless, an additional 860,000 current and former members of AvMed are being notified that their personal information is at risk due to [...]
U.S. Standards Body: CFOs, Not Just CIOs, Should Consider the Risks of Data Breach
In response to a 60-day White House review last year of the nation’s cybersecurity infrastructure, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Internet Security Alliance authored a 76-page guide which addresses the needs of organizations in a data-breach heavy world.
A nice summary article can be found at NextGov (thanks to Jake K at DataLossDB [...]
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