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NewsStudy says a data breach costs $7.2 million
For the past five years, data breaches have grown more costly each year, reaching an average of $7.2 million per breach in 2010, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute and Symantec. Part of Read more...
U.S. data breach = $204 per lost record
Lost business is the greatest factor in the overall cost of a data breaches, and the cost continues to rise, according to a report by the Ponemon Institute. Data breach notification laws may not be Read more...
Cyberthieves target SMB bank accounts
Cybercriminals have a new method to their madness. They are targeting the online bank accounts of small and medium sized businesses at unprecedented rates. A new survey by the Ponemon Institute and Read more...
Survey: Most firms don't protect mobile devices
What good is having a super security system to protect your company against cyberattacks, if you still leave the back door open? A new Ponemon Institute report identified just that problem when it Read more...
Recovery firms may steal your data
There's a red flag going up for IT executives who need their computers fixed. While plenty of organizations have an in-house IT shop to handle repairs, many smaller companies do not, and they rely on Read more...
Companies lag in managing threats to development environments
Most IT practitioners don't think their company has adequate policies to manage threats to data in development environments, according to a new survey by the Ponemon Institute. Seventy-five percent Read more...
Survey: Employees ignore data security
A new study by the Ponemon Institute finds that many employees are engaging in sloppy behavior that could jeopardize a firm's data security. Nearly 70 percent of the 967 IT professionals surveyed Read more...
Can your former workers be trusted?
The numbers are quite disturbing, and should be sobering for CIOs whose operations have been hit hard by the economic downturn. A recent survey by the Ponemon Institute found an alarming degree of Read more...
Beware of laid off and fired workers
A survey of 945 individuals who were laid off, fired or quit their jobs in the past 12 months found that 59 percent admitted stealing company data and 67 percent said they used their former company's Read more...
The high cost of data breaches just got higher
Companies that experienced a data breach in 2008 paid an average of $6.6 million last year to rebuild their brand image and retain customers. A new study by the Ponemon Institute, a Tucson-based Read more...
| Press ReleasesNew Study by Experian® Data Breach Resolution and Ponemon Institute Examines the Aftermath of Data BreachesIT Professionals Provide Insight into How Data Breaches Impact OrganizationsIRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly everyday consumers willingly provide their personal information to Read more >> DriveSavers Reveals Overlooked Threat in Security of Data Recovery Operations as Detailed in Ponemon Institute Research ReUsing an Unscrupulous Data Recovery Vendor Can Result in Loss or Theft of Sensitive and Confidential Information NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in Read more >> Top 11 Trends for 2012 in Healthcare Data, According to Industry ExpertsA Look Ahead Points to Increased Risks; Regulatory Expectations; Reputational FalloutPORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and healthcare organizations will need more than a couple Read more >> When a Healthcare Data Breach Strikes: Don't Be Exposed Like the Back of a Hospital Gown; 10 Actions Patients Can TakeNew Ponemon Study Reveals Hospitals and Healthcare Providers are Sloppy When Dealing with Private Patient Records TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. and PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Sloppy" is Read more >> 12,279,616 Online Identity Records Were Lost in October 2011, According to the IdentityHawk Identity Breach ReportIdentityHawk’s October 2011 report accounted for 58 publicly known breaches. IdentityHawk members, armed with information, could take action to help “stop fraud before it starts” NORWALK, Conn.--( Read more >> |
