Breach Prevention

Preparedness, planning, and strategies for execution

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In this daunting time of high-wire cyber attacks, when even the most trusted brands are falling prey to tireless hackers, there’s no such thing...

Published: June 14, 2011 by ofonseca

With the recent rash of highly newsworthy data breaches, headlined by the Sony PlayStation Network breach that impacted 77+ million subscribers, there’s been much...

Published: June 7, 2011 by bkrenek

In an effort to make data breaches even more unpalatable and motivate companies to strengthen their security practices, the Federal Trade Commission is beginning...

Published: May 31, 2011 by ofonseca

These days, the fraud economy has matured to a point where it is run like a global marketplace, with specialists for every aspect of...

Published: May 24, 2011 by bkrenek

All data breaches have two things in common: the need for prompt resolution and the need for a robust preparedness plan....

Published: May 17, 2011 by pluehr

In a recent report, Ernst and Young noted that stronger breach notification requirements are among the top privacy trends for 2011. Governments around the...

Published: May 10, 2011 by ofonseca

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 54 banking-related data breaches in 2010, down from the 62 breaches reported in 2009 but...

Published: April 26, 2011 by ofonseca

According to Ponemon Institute’s Second Annual Survey on Medical Identity Theft, we estimate that more than 1.49 million Americans have been targeted by this...

Published: April 19, 2011 by lponemon

More than 1500 tax scams reportedly target consumers and businesses through hundreds of thousands of scam emails; many use phishing to fool anxious taxpayers...

Published: April 5, 2011 by ofonseca

Gift cards are a growing market for businesses and should be treated as valuable sales currency, with the same risks of consumer fraud and...

Published: March 22, 2011 by ofonseca

With some precautions, your business can safely navigate through hazardous shipping channels without fear of data...

Published: March 15, 2011 by bkrenek

The proliferation of state data breach notification laws, substantive state information security laws (such as the Massachusetts data security standards), and FTC and private...

Published: February 22, 2011 by rfreeman