Posts Tagged ‘ Identity Theft ’

A billion dollar crime that needs an urgent response

According to Ponemon Institute’s Second Annual Survey on Medical Identity Theft, we estimate that more than 1.49 million Americans have been targeted by this crime. With an average cost per victim of $20,663 the total national economic impact of medical identity theft crimes is more than $30 billion.[ READ MORE ]

Data security law in 2011: States remain the center of attention

While state laws requiring “reasonable” data security have had a positive impact, data breach notification laws have had the most profound effect on the improvement of data security. These laws have motivated companies – through negative incentives – to improve data security to avoid publicity, embarrassment, and the risk of notification. [ READ MORE ]

10 ways that breaches burn business

Don’t let your bottom line go up in flames: understand how security breaches impact your business and take aggressive action to avert disaster.[ READ MORE ]

Helpful tips on data breach notification

Tweet When a data breach occurs it is important to understand the breach notification laws in your State and what you have to do to abide by them. After contacting your legal counsel, the next stop you can make is the National Conference of State Legislatures which maintains a list of enacted and proposed security [...][ READ MORE ]