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- February 7, 2007: New Techniques for Guarding Financial Data
- February 6, 2007: Increased Scrutiny From Card Associations in 2007
- January 28, 2007: The State of PCI Compliance 2007
- January 23, 2007: Background Checks on IT Personnel
- January 5, 2007: 100 Million Notifications of Data Breaches in US
- December 17, 2006: Inside Jobs: The Risk of Data Breach From Insider Threats
- December 12, 2006: Card Associations Step Up PCI Enforcement
- December 1, 2006: CompTIA Survey Emphasizes Importance of Security Training
- December 1, 2006: CompTIA Survey Emphasizes Importance of Security Training
- November 16, 2006: Average data breach costs $5 million
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100 Million Notifications of Data Breaches in US
In an article posted to www.TechNewsWorld.com on 1/4/07, Ed Moyle writes that there have now been roughly 100 million notifications sent to individuals in the US notifying them that their personal information has been compromised. He does point out that there is no way to know how many unique individuals have been impacted, since there could be some overlap. According to Mr. Moyle, “Looking ahead, it won’t be long before the majority of Americans will have been notified about a breach affecting their data.”
The article also provide practical tips for monitoring your personal records to watch out for fraud as well as action steps to take in the event that you receive a notification of a data breach.