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Tip of the Week: There is No Silver Bullet

When it comes to effective data security, there is perhaps one absolutely Golden Rule: there is no silver bullet.
Some security protocols, measures, technology, algorithms, methods and ideas are much stronger than others. Some are more comprehensive. Some are less vulnerable. Some are more easily implemented.
But one thing remains true, and that is that absolutely no [...]

Rip of the Week: Oops, We Did it Again: 17,214 SSNs Exposed

In yet another verse out of the same, long song, “Virginia Commonwealth University is notifying 17,214 current and former students of a security breach that may have exposed their Social Security numbers.”
The data were breached on a stolen computer, though the article doesn’t make clear whether the machine was a laptop or a desktop. In [...]

Tip of the Week: Stop Denying Your Risk

I’ll need to directly address one of the three most common myths I encounter.
The myth: “I don’t have any sensitive data on my laptop.”
Some businesses and individuals are, thankfully, quick to admit that when their laptops go missing, they’ll be in a world of hurt (and not because of the hardware).
But it’s amazing how many [...]

Tip of the Week: Don’t Assume Anybody is Keeping Your Data Safe

I just did an interview yesterday for The Oklahoman. You can read the story here. Part of the  discussion included “what people should do” in light of the big data breaches in Oklahoma.
There are calls for legislation, calls for increased security, calls for punitive action and calls for pizza. That’s all well and good, but [...]

Tulsa World Runs MyLaptopGPS CTO’s Letter

Greetings all.
It looks like the Tulsa World ran my letter today, regarding the recent massive data breaches here in Oklahoma.
Also, I was a figure in today’s press conference at the State Capitol about the “CIO bill” making its way through the legislature, so watch the news tonight for more.

OHSU laptop stolen from Chicago hotel room

Oregon Health and Science University reported a laptop theft earlier this week. Apparently an employee, who traveled to Chicago, had left the laptop unprotected in a hotel room. As it was easily accessible, the laptop was stolen.
Now OHSU is mailing about 890 patients, whose information was stored on the laptop, detailing the theft. Jim Newman, [...]

How Laptop Theft is Eating at your Customer Base

One stolen laptop. Unlimited data up for grabs. But what should you really be concerned about?
Well, if you’re a business owner, take a look at your customers. A recent study by the Ponemon Institute indicates that after a data breach, almost one-third of the customers notified terminate their relationship with the company.
In Sue Poremba’s article [...]