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Healthcare organizations are responsible for a multifaceted level of care; not only do these companies take care of their patients, but they also must take care – and protect – their protected health information (PHI). There are several laws, including HIPAA, that require the protection of PHI, and many healthcare organizations are taking data security seriously. CareSource faced the challenge of a growing inventory of laptops containing PHI using Absolute Data &...

Absolute Software today released the findings of the 2012 Endpoint Security Report revealing that there has been a significant increase in proactive data protection. Following the 2011 Computer Theft Report, the 2012 Endpoint Security Report has been expanded to include trends in data protection undertaken by Absolute customers in 2012. Findings in the report include stolen device recoveries, top locations, cities and countries for device theft, details on data recovered and deleted, and types...

InformationWeek recently put together a Report outlining “10 Key Steps to Success in Data Loss Prevention,” a list that helps companies of all sizes approach DLP in a manageable way. The document outlines some of the strategies in choosing the DLP modules you want to deploy and in carefully assessing the impact a DLP system could have on the organization. Topics discussed in the report include: Setting up success...

Data loss prevention (DLP) is the plan and system designed to detect potential data breaches and prevent them through monitoring, detecting & blocking sensitive data in all states: in-use (endpoint), in-motion (network) and at-rest (storage).  DLP technologies range from firewalls and antivirus software to algorithms that detect abnormal access to designated DLP solutions that focus on data protection in one or all states. As outlined on IT Pro Portal,...

The 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study was recently released by Ponemon and HP Enterprise Security highlighting that the cost and frequency of cyber crime have continued to rise for the third year in a row. In the study, malicious insiders and stolen devices were included as cyber crimes. The theft of laptops and mobile devices was reported by 46% of organizations and is considered one of the most...