Posts Tagged ‘ Cybersecurity ’

Secure your outsourcing practices to prevent data breaches

Tweet Outsourcing can be risky business. The Ponemon Institute reports that 65% of companies who outsourced work to a vendor have had a data breach involving consumer data and 64% say it has happened more than once.  Their study, Securing Outsourced Consumer Data, sponsored by Experian® Data Breach Resolution also found that the most common [...][ READ MORE ]

Data breach numbers are up worldwide

Tweet In 2012, data breaches spanned multiple countries across a wide variety of industries. As cloud storage, user mobility and virtualization become more prevalent in business and IT practices, cyber security threats have become equally prevalent.  Safeguarding data has become a top priority and is now mandatory for organizations of all sizes from small businesses [...][ READ MORE ]

Learn how to accelerate your response to a breach

Tweet Responding to a data breach quickly and accurately is the key to minimizing damage and steering clear of litigation and hefty fines. In our third “Answer Men” podcast, a global privacy attorney offers tips on how to accelerate your response to a data breach. Ozzie Fonseca, Experian’s Senior Director of Data Breach Resolution, interviews [...][ READ MORE ]

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 [...][ READ MORE ]

Dramatic changes on horizon for healthcare breach notifications

Tweet Healthcare data breaches will be treated much differently under the new HIPAA Omnibus rule. But do you know how? Find out in the latest installment of our “Answer Men” podcast series. Answer man Bob Krenek, also known as Experian’s Senior Director of Data Breach Resolution, interviews healthcare attorney Paula Stannard about changes coming down [...][ READ MORE ]

Information Superiority can boost cybersecurity and prevent data breaches

Tweet In today’s data driven world, information is king so if you are not armed with the same information as your competitor or worse, experience a data breach, an information imbalance can occur that puts you at a disadvantage. In the public sector, an information imbalance is also known as an “asymmetric threat” and can [...][ READ MORE ]