Posts Tagged ‘ Ponemon Institute ’

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[ READ MORE ]

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 [...][ READ MORE ]

U.S. beats Germany, U.K. and France when it comes to data breach notification costs, but why?

Tweet The U.S. tops Germany, the U.K. and France when it comes to data breach notification costs. In other words, it costs American companies more to notify people of a data breach when their personal information is lost or stolen. The Ponemon Institute, which recently conducted a global data breach study, found that it cost [...][ READ MORE ]

Three things you should never do to identity theft victims

Tweet Medical identity theft is no longer some obscure phrase spoken primarily in data security circles. It’s quickly becoming a household term for millions of Americans who’ve become a victim or know someone victimized by identity theft. In fact, 90% of the respondents in a recent study knew the definition of medical identity theft this [...][ READ MORE ]

Webinar: Data breaches can happen anytime, anywhere

Tweet Can you imagine losing backup disks containing information for 300,000 patients? Or having computer back-up tapes stolen? What if someone hacked into your network servers or lost important laptops? These aren’t hypothetical scenarios. They’re real data breach cases that have occurred in recent years. Can this happen to you? You bet. The key is [...][ READ MORE ]

Vigilance is still the best medicine for avoiding medical identity theft

Tweet   The latest Ponemon Institute Medical Identity Theft survey reflects the classic good news, bad news scenario. The good news is that more consumers understand how medical identity theft happens, and the importance of checking healthcare invoices and records for accuracy. The bad news is that the victim count has hit an all-time high [...][ READ MORE ]

Three reasons your breach notices are flawed

Tweet Still using the less-is-more approach to notification letters? As it turns out, consumers want more – much more than they’re getting. In a new study, 72% of consumers who recall receiving a notification letter express disappointment. The Ponemon Institute explores why in the 2012 Consumer Study on Data Breach Notification. Among all survey respondents, [...][ READ MORE ]

Trends in healthcare data breaches

Tweet As far as data security goes, 2011 was a dismal year.  Relentless, high-profile breaches punctured any sense that hack attacks are a remote threat, and by year’s end it was clear (if it wasn’t before) that protection against security disaster can only come from the most rigorous breach defense. Unfortunately, disaster is exactly what [...][ READ MORE ]

Infographic: Unlock data breach facts

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When data recovery becomes a data disaster

Tweet Your server crashed. You dropped your storage device. Your computer drive failed. And there’s no back-up in sight. Who ya gonna call? A data recovery vendor, of course. Not so fast. Before you madly dial for help, beware of unscrupulous providers who turn data recovery services into data breach scams. According to a recent [...][ READ MORE ]