Tag archive for ‘data breaches’
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 [...]
More Coverage of MyLaptopGPS / Dan Yost for Oklahoma Data Breaches
Here’s a brief index of media coverage regarding Wednesday’s press conference at the Oklahoma State Capitol, with Rep. Jason Nelson and Rep. Jason Murphey, and myself. Also, some related recent posts and prior coverage including MyLaptopGPS.
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman (video, also below)
The Oklahoman (followup)
KOCO Channel 5 Project Economy
KOCO Channel 5 Project Economy (video, also below)
KOTV News [...]
Stricter rules in Connecticut result in zero ID theft
According to an article in the Connecticut Post, there has not been a single case of identity theft linked to the August laptop theft from a state employee’s vehicle.
The laptop contained the names and Social Security numbers of more than 106,000 Connecticut residents, including many high profile state officials. After the theft, weeks of public [...]
Data breaches: High percentage attributable to lost laptops, just like we’ve been saying
Forty-five percent of data breaches in Australia are attributable to lost laptop computers, reveals this report of Symantec Australia’s Data Loss Prevention Survey. As if that weren’t bad enough, nearly 80 percent of 156 major Australian organizations experienced some form of data breach during the five years immediately preceding Symantec’s survey of them. Additionally, just [...]
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