Image by Getty Images via Daylife SC magazine just reported that the Ponemon Institute has determined the cost of a data breach is $204 per record. “Data breaches last year cost organizations $204 per exposed record on average, which represents an almost two percent increase over 2008, according to the fifth annual “Cost of Data [...]
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What is the value of a Data Breach?
Posted: 27th January 2010 by admin in Compliance, Hacking News, HIPAA, PCI, Security AssesmentTags: Citibank, Data Breach, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Ponemon Institute, Pretty Good Privacy
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Stolen laptop with employee information- yet again
Posted: 7th August 2009 by admin in Corporate Stupidity, Identity theftTags: American International Group, Consultants, HSBC, network security, Pretty Good Privacy, security, United States
Stolen laptop with employee information- yet again The Associated Press reported that a Williams Cos. Inc. laptop containing personal and compensation information was stopen from a workers vehicle. The laptop had over 4,400 current and former employees records. Information like names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and compensation data was on it. How many times [...]