Business Info Fact Of The Day: Financial Companies Need To Improve Security

January 14th, 2009

The latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) information information security results show that financial companies are still not doing enough for information security and privacy. Here are a few of the findings:

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: PII Sent Through The Mail Is Often Stolen Or Lost

January 13th, 2009

Over the years I have heard many times by my various government friends, even following too many mis-deliveries and lost packages to enumerate here, that packages and letters sent via the US postal service, and even through other delivery organizations such as UPS, FedEx and DHL, are considered as “secure” and that delivery is expected to be “guaranteed” or a “sure thing.” One time a couple of years ago an IRS employee told me curtly, “If we mailed it to you through the USPS then we can legally assume you received it.”
NOT!

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: Banks In Maine Spent $2.1 Million Responding To Breaches In 2007 & 2008

January 12th, 2009

Maine’s Bureau of Financial Institutions, a division of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, conducted the survey at the direction of the state legislature that revealed the costs of Maine’s banks and credit unions when responding to breaches…

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: International Data Privacy Day Is January 28, 2009

January 11th, 2009

It is almost time, once more, for international Data Privacy Day; January 28, 2009!
Don’t just sit there; plan something to make your personnel, your family and friends, and/or your community more aware of privacy issues and concerns!
Here are a few ideas to get you started:

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: 78% Of Breaches Caused By Insiders

January 9th, 2009

Here’s another study about the increase in privacy breaches in 2008, and how most of them are caused by insiders…

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Speaking Schedule

January 9th, 2009

Here’s my speaking schedule so far this year…

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: American Express Most Trusted Company in 2008 for Privacy

January 8th, 2009

The results of the 5th annual Ponemon Institute – TRUSTe survey of Most Trusted Companies for Privacy showed the following companies to be the most trusted in the U.S.:

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Business Info Fact Of The Day: American Express Most Trusted Company in 2008 for Privacy

January 8th, 2009

The results of the 5th annual Ponemon Institute – TRUSTe survey of Most Trusted Companies for Privacy showed the following companies to be the most trusted in the U.S.:

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Random Thoughts: The Relationship Between Risk And Awareness

January 8th, 2009

The following concept, taken from the January 12, 2009 issue of Time (page 56), can also be applied to information security incidents and privacy breaches…

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Random Thoughts: The Relationship Between Risk And Awareness

January 8th, 2009

The following concept, taken from the January 12, 2009 issue of Time (page 56), can also be applied to information security incidents and privacy breaches…

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