Ozzie Fonseca is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) who serves as Director of Experian’s Data Breach Resolution Group. Ozzie has been involved in the identity protection arena for nearly a decade, and in his current role has managed thousands of data breach response plans for clients of every size, and for events involving from hundreds to millions of victims. During his tenure, Ozzie has worked with countless privacy and compliance professionals in virtually every industry, and consistently brings to the table his extensive practical experience in handling large scale breach notifications, setting up incident response call centers and in providing best-in-class identity protection and fraud resolution services. Before his involvement in the privacy arena, Ozzie spent most of his career as an educator in the auto insurance, telecom and credit industries responsible for developing training programs across the corporate spectrum. Ozzie holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration. He can be contacted at 949.567.3851 or Ozzie.Fonseca@experian.com.

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In an effort to make data breaches even more unpalatable and motivate companies to strengthen their security practices, the Federal Trade Commission is beginning...

May 31, 2011 by ofonseca

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May 10, 2011 by ofonseca

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April 26, 2011 by ofonseca

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April 5, 2011 by ofonseca

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March 22, 2011 by ofonseca

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March 1, 2011 by ofonseca

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February 7, 2011 by ofonseca

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January 25, 2011 by ofonseca

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January 4, 2011 by ofonseca

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December 21, 2010 by ofonseca

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