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You Thought Sarbanes-Oxley Was Bad?  Wait til You See What's Coming
April 21, 2009 - A tidal wave of new compliance laws could wreak havoc on IT departments in the next 18 months, as new regulations push for better auditability to solve the current financial crisis.

Banks Reissuing Cards After Massive Security Breach
February 19, 2009 - One of the nation's largest payment processors reveals that hackers used spyware to steal credit card numbers for an undetermined number of cards used at 175,000 merchants.

U.S. Steel's Pensioners Warned About Records Theft
December 20, 2008 - As many as 1600 companies could be affected by the theft of patient records from a medical benefits management company.

Data Breaches are up 69% in 2008
July 1, 2008 - Lost or stolen digital storage media remain the most frequently cited cause of data breaches, according to new findings by a non-profit agency.

Hospitals Slow to Adopt e-Records
March 23, 2008 - The evolution of the Internet was supposed to improve access, reduce medical errors and save lives, yet healthcare has been slow to adopt digital record-keeping technology.

Regulatory Compliance and the Real Risk of Undetected Malware
January 30, 2008 - Regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley are designed to protect the privacy of individuals and maintain the integrity of sensitive information.

Five Years and Counting:  A SOX Data Security Reality Check
January 14, 2008 - The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has resulted in many long meetings, increased workload and budgeting headaches, but has it really made sensitive corporate data more secure?

West Penn Informs 42,000 About "Low" Risk of Identity Theft
December 18, 2007 - A stolen laptop computer contained personal information of current and former patients, dating back seven years.

Dumpster-Diving for E-data
December 17, 2007 - Every user who throws away a flash drive could be unintentionally leaking critical information to a competitor.

Theft of Personal Data More Than Triples This Year
December 9, 2007 - More than 162 million records have been reported lost or stolen in 2007.

Report Details Real Costs of Data Breaches
November 28, 2007 - Data breach incidents cost companies $197 per compromised customer record in 2007, compared to $182 in 2006.

200,000 Notified of Lost Backup Tape
October 23, 2007 - West Virginia Public Employees Insurance says a lost tape contains names, addresses and Social Security information.

Laptop Stolen With Kiski Area Staff Info
October 16, 2007 - Authorities and Kiski Area School District officials are investigating the theft of a district laptop that contained personnel information.

Data Losses Can Harm a Business Brand
August 28, 2007 - Eighty-seven percent of consumers said they lost respect for businesses after those companies lost customers' personal information.

State Data Storage Device Stolen
June 15, 2007 - A storage device containing Ohio state employee data, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen from a government intern's car.

Sledgehammers and Hard Drives
June 1, 2007 - Zapping files from computers is harder than it seems.

Backup Guidelines:  Keeping Your Off-Site Storage "In-House"
February 17, 2006 - The growing media attention given to data security or unauthorized access may have you concerned as to how secure your backup tapes are.

Origin of Candle Factory Fire Under Investigation
July 3, 2003 - The company's tax records, vendor names, customer lists and formulas for 100 different candles were lost when the business and its computers burned.

 

 

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