Profile: Michael Bruemmer is Vice President with the Experian Data Breach Resolution group. A veteran with more than 25 years in the industry, Bruemmer brings a wealth of knowledge related to sales and operations. Most recently, Bruemmer served as the Business Development Director of Consumer Products at ID Analytics where he was responsible for the development and execution of all selling strategies. Prior to his work in the identity theft and fraud resolution space, Bruemmer was Vice President and General Manager at Lenovo’s Small and Medium Business Group for the Americas. While at Lenovo, he ran their channel network and call center operations in the US, Latin America and Canada. Currently, he is on the Girl Scout’s Development Board and formerly served on the Board of Trustees for the Trinity Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. Bruemmer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Labor Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He can be contacted at 949.567.6504 or Michael.Bruemmer@Experian.com.
IAPP Panel Discusses BYOD and the “Technology Divorce”
Tweet As mobile technology continues to dominate the workplace, look for more organizations to adopt “bring your own device” programs to stay competitive. If your organization falls into this category, how will you protect your data? And just as importantly, how will you control your employees’ activities on their devices? This was the subject of [...]
What’s In Your Data Breach Toolbox?
Tweet Our latest Ponemon Institute study suggests many companies are not adequately prepared to mitigate damages associated with a data breach. If you find your organization represented in the summary-findings below, click the image for tips to accelerate your data breach response plan. Tweet
Tips to save your reputation following a big data breach
Tweet The advent of big data and consequently, the task of collecting and analyzing it, can reap many benefits for organizations looking for deeper insight. We create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily1 in all aspects of everyday life. Organizations can use this data to increase productivity, provide more value to customers, or patients and [...]
Cybercriminals Aim For A New Target
Tweet Bank employees have recently usurped their customers as the preferred target of cybercriminals in the financial industry according to the FBI and other finance member organizations who last month issued fraud alert warnings to banking institutions. The latest data breach trend by cyberthieves is to use hacking methods such as spam, phishing, keyloggers and [...]
Don’t Be a Stranger at IAPP. Stop by the Experian Booth.
Tweet Is the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in your future? Well, it’s in ours. Join the Experian Data Breach team on March 6-8, 2013 at booth #18/19 to gain valuable insight on how to accelerate your response to a data breach. In addition, we’ll be participating in two sessions – one on surviving a data [...]
Want to learn how you can save millions? Tune into our “Answer Men” podcast
Tweet Do you want to save millions – or in some cases – tens of millions of dollars? In the first of our new podcast series, Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman of The Ponemon Institute, explains how. Experian Data Breach Vice President Michael Bruemmer, one of our “Answer Men,” interviews Dr. Ponemon on the cost effectiveness [...]
Small to medium-sized businesses face a long recovery road after a data breach
Tweet Understanding why data breach preparedness is a priority is key. According to the latest Ponemon Institute Study, State of SMB Cyber Security Readiness: US Study, the road to recovery is long and hard for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) after a data breach. Not only did the SMBs lose customers, costs to acquire new [...]
Data Privacy Day: A day to recognize data protection and security awareness
Tweet Today’s digital world has enabled us to enjoy and take advantage of all that the internet and digital communications have to offer, however, in our progressively connected society, the benefits also come with risks. In the United States, identity theft is the largest type of consumer fraud affecting more than 11 million people annually*. [...]
10,000 identity fraud rings discovered in the Southeastern U.S.
Tweet When people hear “identity fraud,” they usually conjure up images of a lone hacker furtively typing on a laptop. However the reality is identity theft is largely committed by identity fraud rings composed of two or more criminals actively working together. Currently in the U.S., there are more than 10,000 identity fraud rings and [...]
Little progress made in the prevention of medical data breaches
Tweet Since stricter regulations were imposed in 2009, the healthcare industry’s track record on patient data protection and security has made very little improvement according to the latest study from Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST)1. The study reports that from 2009 to the first half of 2012, there have been 495 medical data breaches involving [...]
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