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Tag Archives: data breaches

Video: Hard Drives – Watch Them Shred

January 29, 2009 – 5:00 am – While it’s the dream of almost every information security department to send their hard drives off to the shredder to destroy sensitive data, few of us have actually witnessed it. Below is a YouTube video that shows the visual process that turns our precious hard drives turn to scrap.…
By Kenneth F. Belva | Posted in Compliance and Laws, Privacy, Technical | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

The Status of Recent Research Concerning Data Breaches and Reputational Risk

September 11, 2008 – 6:00 am – Nearly three years ago, Ken Belva wrote a paper intended to be a “starting point for further, positive discussion” regarding the topic of data breaches and reputational risk.  The title of the paper also presented Ken’s major theme:  “How It’s Difficult to Ruin a…
By Sam Dekay | Posted in General | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

An Analysis of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse “Chronology of Data Breaches” and Implications for Information Security Professionls (pt. 1)

June 23, 2008 – 6:00 am – Within the next few weeks—if not earlier—you should visit the “Chronology of Data Breaches” database available at the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse website (privacyrights.org). The database provides a listing of privacy-related security breaches that have been reported in the United…
By Sam Dekay | Posted in Compliance and Laws | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)