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Retrieved February 10, 2010 http://www.pgp.com/ The 2009 Annual Study: Cost of Data Breach has just been released This is provided by PGP Corporation and the Ponemon Institute.  This survey documents the high costs that result when companies lose customer data. Download your copy         NEW! 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data […]

ComputerWorld Security www.computerworld.com Retrieved 25 Aug 09 Go to Original Article Radisson Hotels: Data breach affected ‘limited’ number of sites, guests August 19, 2009 Radisson Hotels revealed Wednesday that a “limited” number of guests may have had their credit or debit card data stolen, due to a breach of the computer systems at some of

www.wired.com By Ryan Singel ryan@ryansingel.net October 1, 2009  |   8:05 am Retrieved, Nov 12, 2009 Go to Original Article Probe Targets Archives’ Handling of Data on 70 Million Vets The inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration is investigating a potential data breach affecting tens of millions of records about U.S. military veterans, Wired.com has

DarkReading Retrieved Nov 04, 2009 | 07:03 PM By Tim Wilson Go to Original Article CorporateBreaches Increase Chances Of Consumer ID Theft, Study Says When their data is leaked by abusiness, individuals are four times more likely to suffer identity theft,Javelin study says Consumers who have received data breach notifications within thepast year are at

Federal Computer Week Retrieved Nov 04, 2009 By Ben Bain Go to Original Article House panel wants agency to coordinate international agreements A bill that would expand the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s role in cybersecurity cleared a House subcommittee today. NIST would be responsible for developing a plan to coordinate the government’s work with international organizations developing cybersecurity

Federal Trade Commission Retrieved Nov 4, 2009 Go to Original Article Consumer Data Broker ChoicePoint Failed to Protect Consumers’ Personal Data, Left Key Electronic Monitoring Tool Turned Off for Four Months New Settlement Imposes Stricter Compliance Regimen   ChoicePoint, Inc., one of the nation’s largest data brokers, has agreed to strengthened data security requirements to

National Journal www.techdailydose.nationaljournal.com Retrieved 25 Aug 09 Go to Original Article Indictments Unveiled In Major Data Breach Two Russians and a Florida man were charged Monday in what the Justice Department said was the largest alleged credit card and debit card breach ever. The indictment names 28-year-old Albert Gonzalez of Miami, Fla., and two unnamed

eWeek www.eweek.com By: Roy Mark Retrieved 25 Aug 09 Go to Original Article  Leahy Takes Third Shot at Data Breach Notifications Having failed twice before to convince the U.S. Senate of the necessity for a national data breach notification standard, Sen. Patrick Leahy tees up the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act again. Senate Judiciary

AP FoxNews.com Retrieved May 20, 2009 Go to Original Article The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation of the matter, according to Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and senior committee Republican Darrell Issa of California.   The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts

Storage & Destruction Business (SDB) Retrieved 14 May 09 Go to Original Article A recent study, sponsored by BT and Sims Lifecycle Services, finds that more than one third of discarded hard drives still contain confidential data. The study was carried out by forensic computer science labs at Longwood University, located in the United States;