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2.2 million billing records missing on stolen backup tape

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2008-06-11 12:33:06 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...preventative controls to account for this unacceptable (in most cases) risk, like encryption The records, described only as backup information tapes, contained Social Security numbers of 1.3 million people treated at the university over the last 16 years people would be notified by a letter at a cost of $500,000 just for stamps and...
 
Tags: tape, backup tape, backup, information, personal information, backup information tapes, million, utah, million people live
 
 
 
 
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UTUIA laptops are missing after shipment

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2008-06-16 09:37:36 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...preventative measures Evan] What "preventative measures" did UTUIA use to protect personal information for which they were not the owners? Who knows We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause you If you have additional questions, please call us toll-free at 866-753-3631 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. eastern time, or...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, utuia, protect personal information, laptop computers, utuia laptop computers, information, laptops, utuia offices
 
 
 
 
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Stolen car with South Carolina DHEC laptop inside

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2008-02-04 09:55:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...preventative tip, encrypt laptops containing (or creating, accessing, transferring, etc.) confidential information Past Breaches Unknown
 
Tags: dhec, dhec employees, sensitive personal information, personal information, dhec region, information, computer, laptop computer, dhec employee
 
 
 
 
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A Barn Door Has No ROI

2008-02-16 04:49:17 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views
 
When you think about it, farmers know where their assets are better than a lot of us in business. Usually, theyre in the barn. A security geeks interpretation of the term closing the barn door after the horses have bolted, would probably be something like its too late to take preventative action after the incident
 
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Vista is a great example of the bandaid paradox

2007-12-28 05:04:44 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views
 
Bandaids are supposed to be used for first aid, not preventative maintenance. Heres a good example of why you need to make security a priority early in the system design cycle. Today I spent 45 minutes on my handsfree cell-phone while driving (and another 20 minutes on my home phone), helping a friend configure his new
 
Tags: system design cycle, home phone, preventative maintenance, minutes, friend configure, handsfree cell-phone, priority, aid, bandaids
 
 
 
 
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Smaller footprint, less risk

2007-08-13 22:01:00 by Bryan in practical risk management
 
...preventative controls like access controls, encryption, and system hardening usually do most of the work in reducing exposure. These controls are designed to limit access to sensitive information, therefore reducing the exposure of that information to unauthorized disclosure But there are other, less obvious controls that can help reduce...
 
Tags: sensitive information, information, reduce exposure, reduce, controls, classic preventative controls, risk, design controls, exposure
 
 
 
 
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Prevent data loss with Encrypting File System (EFS)

2008-03-06 09:43:15 by Brien M. Posey, MCSE in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
There is no easy way to recover lost data, but don't let that overwhelm you with the fear of losing important files forever. By being smart and planning ahead, you can save yourself from the headache of lost data in Windows. Learn about some preventative measures in this tip by Brien Posey
 
Tags: recover lost data, lost data, preventative measures, files forever, fear, windows, tip, easy, overwhelm
 
 
 
 
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Unauthorized access to the Stryker Corporation VPN

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2008-04-17 12:45:57 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...preventative measures in the coming months. These measures include Developing procedures to ensure that access to Stryker's network will be disabled immediately upon an employee's termination Developing a procedure to review service accounts and change passwords Eliminating potential gaps in Stryker's current internal audit system Requiring...
 
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Former Verizon Wireless employee charged with identity theft

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2008-04-27 09:43:33 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...preventative control and a wise decision. I assume that Verizon has an extensive risk management and information security presence within the company. Verizon Wireless employs roughly 69,000 people and an estimated 65.7 million customers, so you can imagine the amount of sensitive personal information that they must control Although we do...
 
Tags: verizon wireless, verizon, verizon wireless customers, employee, identity, identity theft, theft, sensitive personal information, social security
 
 
 
 
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London's Cameras Don't Reduce Crime

2008-05-07 06:53:36 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...preventative measure," Neville told the Security Document World Conference in London. "Billions of pounds has been spent on kit, but no thought has gone into how the police are going to use the images and how they will be used in court. It's been an utter fiasco: only 3% of crimes were solved by CCTV. There's no fear of CCTV. Why don't people...
 
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