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IT Pros Not Protecting Sensitive Data

by Emily Holbrook on June 26, 2009 11:06 am

A recent survey by Credant Technologies shows that IT professionals really don’t have the time to be bothered with protecting their company’s sensitive data. The survey focused on mobile usage among 227 IT professionals — the majority of which hold a position at companies that employ more than 1,000 people.
Thirty five percent revealed they just don’t get around to using [...]

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Security Breach Sentence: $9.75 Million

by Emily Holbrook on June 24, 2009 9:55 am

On January 17, 2007, an individual hacked into the computer systems of TJX Companies (parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls) and stole credit card information on at least 94,000,000 individuals. It ranks as the largest security breach ever recorded, according to DataLossDB.org.
And as reported today, the company has agreed to pay $9.75 million to 41 [...]

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Hiscox Studies Privacy & Data Security

by Jared Wade on April 22, 2009 4:10 pm

On Monday at RIMS 2009, Hiscox unveiled its new study “Data Privacy and Corporate America: Who’s Recognizing the Risk.” So I sat down earlier today with one of the report’s authors Jim Whetstone, who is the company’s senior VP of technology E&O.
The chief finding is that 38% of Fortune 500 companies surveyed do not explicitly mention [...]

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