Laptop Computer Security 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Posts “The Mega-Breach” Site(2)
There’s a new list in town, and it’s one of “those” kinds of lists. The kind nobody wants to appear on. It’s similar to being on Santa Claus’ naughty list, only in this case inclusion could mean millions of dollars in fines for a business responsible for breaching personal health information (PHI).
The days of “a [...]
The $31 Million Laptop
The Ponemon Institute, with sponsorship from PGP, has released their “Fifth Annual U.S. Cost of Data Breach Study.” As usual, the report is a treasure trove of great data (just like most people’s laptops are).
The average cost per breached data record rose $2 in 2009, to $204. That’s actually not too bad. The average cost [...]
It’s Been a Bad Year of Data Breaches
As the year draws to a close, it’s handy to take a look back at a year’s worth of trouble. As expected, the headlines just kept flowing, with lost devices leading the charge. The steady flow of data into the wrong hands seemed to pick up momentum this year, as always.
For a recap of this [...]
Red Tape Chronicles: After Data Loss, ID Theft Soars
Bob Sullivan over at The Red Tape Chronicles has posted an excellent piece on “Dear John Data Letters,” a name he’s given to the all-too-common notification letters that breaching organizations send to their “victims” (their customers whose data they’ve lost).
He says, “I call them Dear John data letters, because of the bad news they bring [...]
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