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InternetNews
January 7, 2011 |
ITRC Seeks Full Data Breach Disclosure With major data breaches on the rise, the Identity Theft Resource Center is urging the formation of a centralized, searchable repository for the public to keep track of what institutions have seen their information compromised.   |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 6, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
2008 Data Breaches: 30 Million and Counting Roughly 30 million consumers have had sensitive personal data stolen in the 552 reported data breaches so far in 2008. |
InternetNews
August 5, 2010 |
Another Laptop Theft Exposes 21K Patients' Data Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is in the process of notifying more than 21,000 patients that a stolen laptop has exposed some of their most sensitive personal information. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 20, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
Best Practices on Data Breaches The task of informing consumers of a breach falls on banks. How the institutions do that is key to how they will be perceived by their customers. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2010 |
Lax Data Security Results in Heavy Fines Five California hospitals got an expensive reminder of just how serious the state is about protecting patients' sensitive data. Expect more of the same in the near future. |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 12, 2007
Larry Greenemeier |
Link Between Data Breaches And ID Theft Unclear, GAO Reports A U.S. Government Accountability Office report indicates that while the amount of information lost or stolen is disturbing, it's difficult to prove that these breaches lead to identity theft. |
Wall Street & Technology
October 23, 2007
Melanie Rodier |
How Are U.S. Businesses and Lawmakers Responding to Data Breaches? Nearly 77 million individuals have been affected by data breaches so far this year. But even after suffering a data breach, many businesses failed to implement encryption solutions or seek legal counsel. |
InternetNews
May 17, 2010 |
Data Breach Tags N.M. Medicaid Patients Nearly 10,000 participants in New Mexico's Medicaid program had their personal information compromised after a car with a laptop in the trunk was stolen in Chicago. |
InternetNews
November 11, 2010 |
Data Breaches Cost Hospitals $6B A Year: Study Ponemon Institute report finds that healthcare organizations suffer an average of 2.4 data breaches a year, costing in excess of $2 million per incident. |
InternetNews
July 10, 2007
Roy Mark |
Many Breaches, Few ID Thefts Data breaches are frequent, but evidence of actual identity theft resulting from the breaches is limited, according to a new report by the General Accountability Office. |
PC Magazine
May 1, 2009
Matthew D. Sarrel |
Identity Theft: It's Out of Your Hands The most important thing you have is you, right? And online, you are your identity. If xyz.com doesn't value you enough to keep you safe, then does that company really deserve your business? |
InternetNews
January 17, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
Less Data, More Security Will data minimization be the key to enhancing data security? Experts say it's a trend to watch. |
CRM
September 1, 2005
David Myron |
Online Banking: Consumer Trust Versus Loyalty Identity theft victims' assurance of security reflects comfort levels with online banking, and not their loyalty to a particular bank. |
CIO
January 2007 |
Data Breaches Cost You More Data breaches continue to become more expensive. |
InternetNews
March 2, 2009
Richard Adhikari |
ID Theft Threat Grows With 1M Already Hit in '09 A new report shows identify theft is off to a rapid start this year - and the figures could be even worse than expected. |
InternetNews
June 18, 2009
Alex Goldman |
The Offline Vulnerability of Personal Data Organizations cannot substitute technology for common sense in the handling of personal information, warns a new report. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2007
Roy Mark |
Retailers to Hold Data-Breach Bag? Proposed legislation in Massachusetts would make retailers financially responsible for breaches of their databases that lead to consumer identity theft. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2010 |
Unencrypted Patient Data Lost in Laptop Theft Once again, lost notebook PCs have exposed the data of thousands of health care patients. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2010 |
McAfee Names Top 10 Social Security Number Traps At the kickoff of National Protect Your Identity Week, software security vendor McAfee advises users to exercise caution when sharing their Social Security numbers with colleges, government agencies and other groups. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005
Tim Gray |
BofA Steps up Authenticity Plan Bank of America moved quickly to restore its reputation this week, announcing a new online authentication service it says will help prevent online fraud and identity theft. |
InternetNews
June 26, 2006
Roy Mark |
Latest Breach Hits Navy The U.S. Navy is notifying as many as 28,000 in the latest government failure to protect personal data. |
InternetNews
July 28, 2005
Roy Mark |
ID Theft Bill Wends Through Senate The proposed law calls for full disclosure to consumers when sensitive personal data is breached or lost. |
InternetNews
December 29, 2009 |
Penn State Breach Continues University Data Woes Latest in a string of security incidents at universities compromises personal information of more than 30,000 students. |
InternetNews
May 23, 2006
Roy Mark |
VA Data Breach Stirs Washington In the second-largest data breach on record -- and the biggest Social Security numbers breach ever - the Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed Monday approximately 26.5 million veterans are at risk of identity theft. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2010 |
Data Breach Blindsides First Responders A hacker managed to weasel his or her way into an unsecured database housing the SSNs and other personal information of thousands of Louisiana EMTs. |
CRM
September 7, 2012
Dale Dabbs |
Protect Your Most Valuable Business Assets--Your Customers Optimal CRM incorporates data protection best practices to curtail identity theft. |
Wall Street & Technology
December 12, 2007
Melanie Rodier |
Data Breaches Costly For Financial Firms Data breaches are costly for any company, but according to a 2007 study, the average total cost for an incident is much higher in the financial sector. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2011 |
Data Breach Recovery Getting More Expensive Report says the cost enterprises have to pay to fix security and restore operations after a data breach continue to grow. |
InternetNews
November 6, 2009 |
Laptop Heist Exposes Doctors' Personal Data Another stolen laptop puts thousands of people's personal data at risk but this time it's the caregivers - not the patients - who are at risk. |
InternetNews
October 28, 2010 |
Patients' Medicaid Data Exposed in Breech Portable flash drive containing data from over 280,000 Medicaid recipients was misplaced. |
InternetNews
February 8, 2010 |
The Biggest Security Breaches of 2009 There were some spectacular data breaches last year. Here's some of the best, or worst, depending on your perspective. |
InternetNews
September 19, 2006
Roy Mark |
Group Demands Restitution For ID Theft A federal task force on identity theft urged Congress today to require ID thieves pay victims for the time they spend restoring their credit. |
Managed Care
November 2006
Ed Silverman |
Loss of Protected Patient Information Real Danger for Health Care Plans There are plenty of ways that confidential data can escape managed care organizations, and the consequences can be major. Can you trust your employees? |
InternetNews
April 1, 2010 |
New Law Aims to Shore Up Retail Data Security Banks get a break in Washington, one of a growing number of states enabling them to recoup money lost from ID theft and data breaches. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 7, 2006
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Security Outlook A plethora of high-profile data breaches and concerns about identity theft have put the banking industry on high alert. To secure their information assets, banks must implement a cross-channel, multilayered approach that extends beyond technology. |
Entrepreneur
June 2007
Amanda C. Kooser |
Safety First Keep your customer and employee data on lock-down. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Rich Smith |
T.J. Lax Customers of discount retailer T.J. Maxx may pay dearly for the way it handled mass identity theft. |
U.S. Banker
March 2003
Melissa Solomon |
Is California Asking for Too Much Information? A new law is aimed at protecting customers from identity theft. The disclosures finance companies make could be embarrassing. Not telling could hurt even more. |
InternetNews
April 1, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Online Shopping for Hospitals Hospital Compare gives the nation's hospitals a report card for key best practices. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2006
Roy Mark |
FBI Recovers Stolen VA Laptop Veterans Administration Secretary James Nicholson said Thursday his agency's infamous stolen laptop containing the personal records of 26.5 million veterans has been recovered. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Alison Bass |
Identity Crisis If identity theft isn't already on your radar screen, this headline will put it there: 13,000 Credit Reports Stolen by Hackers. To avoid a similar disaster on their turf, CIOs should insist their company's customer data be kept in separate databases protected by a number of different security measures. |
InternetNews
July 15, 2005
Roy Mark |
Congress Closer to National ID Theft Law Republican lawmakers plan a committee vote on a bill requiring disclosure of both encrypted and unencrypted data breaches. The proposed bill is likely to provoke protest from the technology and financial services industries. |
CRM
September 1, 2006
Petouhoff & Johnson |
How Much Is Your Customers' Trust Worth? With the profitability of data theft, there does not seem to be an end to the crime unless customer data protection becomes job number one. And while no company expects to have a data breach, the cost of preventing one may well be worth the price. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Hassled to the Maxx The identity theft saga involving T.J. Maxx continues: Consumers need to be on the lookout for evidence that their identity, credit card, or debit card information has slipped into the wrong hands. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2009 |
Missing Hard Drive Exposes Soldiers' Data The U.S. Army said a hard drive was either lost or stolen earlier this month, putting more than 60,000 soldiers' data at risk. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2005
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Maximum Security Although all industries are susceptible to data theft, the costs in terms of reputation and dollars are particularly steep in financial services, and most banks are taking measures to reduce the risks associated with handling consumer data. |
Bank Technology News
January 2006
Glen Fest |
Data Breach Notification: States Differ On When To Sound The Alarm Legislative action on how and when banks should sound the alarm when there's been a data breach has lagged on the federal level, leading to a broad mix of state measures. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2006
Roy Mark |
Data-Breach Disclosure Bill Passes House Panel A House panel approved a bill requiring data brokers to inform consumers of breaches when reasonable risk of ID theft exists. |
Insurance & Technology
February 6, 2008
Melanie Rodier |
Data Breaches Increasingly Costly, Especially in Financial Services As the number of data breaches reported annually continues to surge, the costs incurred by companies that report incidents also are increasing |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2008
Larry Seltzer |
Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks Is your bank a top target? Does it matter? |
