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Was the Equifax Breach Preventable?

By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Founded in 1899, Equifax is the oldest of the three largest credit agencies along with the other two being Experian and TransUnion. These companies offer credit and demographic data and services to businesses. They also sell credit monitoring and fraud-prevention services directly to…

Global Reach for Data Breaches

What really happens to your personal information if it gets swept up in one of those big data breaches that have hit companies like Target, Anthem Health and Sony? Bitglass, a data security company, devised a test to measure what could happen to an individual’s personal data after a breach.…

Information Security Buzz: Guide to Protection Against a Data Breach

Data breaches have become an almost predictable problem with banks and major retailers. Lately, even telephone companies have been fined nearly $10 million for violating security laws designed to protect the confidentiality of customers proprietary information (PI), including names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers. More than 300,000 customers’ private…

Four Ways to Protect Yourself from a Data Breach

Data breaches have become an almost predictable problem with banks and major retailers. Now a couple of telephone companies have been fined $10 million for violating security laws designed to protect the confidentiality of customers proprietary information (PI). The customer names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers…

Trends in Security of Data Recovery Operations

Using an Unscrupulous Data Recovery Vendor Can Result in Loss or Theft of Sensitive and Confidential Information (Novato, CA – January 10, 2012) – DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, announced today that the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, identifies in its second annual study, Trends in…

Press Release: DriveSavers Reveals Overlooked Threat in Security of Data Recovery Operations as Detailed in Ponemon Institute Research Report

Using an Unscrupulous Data Recovery Vendor Can Result in Loss or Theft of Sensitive and Confidential Information (Novato, CA – January 10, 2012) – DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, announced today that the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, identifies in its second annual study, Trends in…

Riddle Me This: No Joking Matter

  The Penguin, The Riddler, and The Joker. Q: What is something that everyone should know but never tell anyone else? A: Your password. Passwords should be an important part of your digital experience. With password protection comes security and the peace of mind that our private stuff stays private. We…

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