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• Cost Of Data Breach: Stratfor Sued For $50 Million

  It looks like I won't be stopping coverage of Stratfor any time soon. According to statesman.com , Stratfor -- the international geopolitical analysis company that was hacked by Anonymous about one month ago -- has been presented with a lawsuit for... Posted Feb 02 2012, 08:09 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, data theft prevention, encrypted data, information security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, endpoint security breach, cost of software security breaches, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, persistent encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, personal information encryption, financial information encryption

• Disk Encryption Software: Regions Financial Corporation USB Data Breach

  Current and former employees of Regions Financial Corp are facing a data breach after a USB flashdrive that was mailed went missing. The USB device was protected with data encryption software . This is a good thing. However, the information to decrypt... Posted Feb 01 2012, 08:05 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, mobile data security, data security, encrypted data, mobile data encryption, information security, endpoint security, usb drive encryption, file encryption, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, mobile hdd encryption, usb device security, usb device protection, encrypt usb key, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, file security, portable drive encryption, personal information encryption, disc encryption, data in motion encryption, financial information encryption

• Backup Disk Encryption: Univ. Of Victoria Data Breach

  The University of Victoria had a data breach that left thousands exposed. While the details are not being given, it looks like an external drive was stolen during a break-in. The device was not properly secured with disk encryption software like AlertBoot... Posted Jan 23 2012, 09:25 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, encrypted data, information security, endpoint security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, disk encryption, backup tape encryption software, endpoint security breach, persistent encryption, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, personal information encryption

• Drive Encryption: Data Lost In Transit Is Now #2 Reason For Data Breaches

  According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, hacking is now the leading cause of data breaches followed by data lost in transit (laptops, external storage devices, USB flash disks, etc) and insider theft (#2 and #3, respectively). All the more reason... Posted Jan 12 2012, 09:05 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: content encryption, data security, security, computer data security, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software, endpoint security breach, computer encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, best encryption, statistics

• Drive Encryption Software: 1/5 Of Breaches Occur By 3rd Party Recovery Services

  According to a number of sites covering the issue, the Ponemon Institute has released a survey showing that 21% of information security breaches occur when corporate data is being held by a data recovery service provider. This is one of those areas where... Posted Jan 11 2012, 11:55 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, content encryption, device encryption, data security, security, hard drive encryption, computer data security, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, encryption software, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, encrypted notebook, endpoint security breach, computer encryption software, persistent encryption, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, media encryption and protection, best encryption

• Disk Encryption Software: Brighton and Sussex NHS Facing Largest Fine To Date (Updated)

  Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS is facing a fine of £375,000 fine for breaching the UK's Data Protection Act (DPA). Confidential information on tens of thousands of people were exposed when decommissioned hard drives were stolen. Like... Posted Jan 10 2012, 09:50 PM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, cryptography software, encrypted data, computer data security, information security, secure digital assets, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, drive encryption, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, desktop encryption software, hdd encryption software, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, persistent encryption, document encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, breach notification, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, disc encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, UK