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Comment on Insider Data Theft: When Good Employees Go Bad by 10 Myths about Data Centres ... answered. | MigSolvMigSolv

10 Myths about Data Centres ... answered. | MigSolvMigSolv — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:52 +0000

[...] of the business. In an article written by the respected secruity expert, Francis deSouza, (click here to read it), it is stated that the problem is even bigger and that 75% of all data theft is carried [...]

Comment on Small data breach draws big fine, signals need for encryption by Privacy Lives » Blog Archive » Wall Street Journal: Cyber Compliance: Data Excess Magnifies Risks

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:06:43 +0000

[...] impacts on a company. In an example from earlier this year, a nonprofit health-care provider was fined $50,000 by the Department of Health & Human Services for losing a laptop carrying unencrypted data [...]

Comment on Addressing “Requirement 0” – Finding Cardholder Data by Linda Park

Linda Park — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:18:34 +0000

ah,
Thank you for your comments and questions on DLP. Yes, DLP scans workstations for PANs – or Primary Account Numbers (aka Credit Card Numbers) – via system Data Identifiers (algorithms that combine pattern matching with data validators to detect content).

Can you clarify what you mean by “does that tool has ability to remove pan number remotly from dlp itself”? I think you’re asking about how DLP can be used to remediate exposed data, in this case PANs. After identifying where PANs are stored and how they transit between systems, DLP can enforce data protection policy – this may be to encrypt the data in transit or at rest or in other cases to quarantine the data at risk to secure locations. Enforcement actions can be taken by the DLP solution or through the integration with other applications.

You may find this blog post by one of my colleagues at Symantec helpful: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-data-loss-preventions-helps-pci-dss. It discusses how DLP helps PCI-DSS.

Thanks,
Linda Park
Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Data Loss Prevention
Symantec

Comment on The New Normal: Security Metrics and Cloud Computing by Susan Bilder

Susan Bilder — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:58:43 +0000

If you are thinking of moving to the cloud or even if you are already there security should be on your mind. Cloud security has come a long way recently, but it’s still important to take precautions.

Comment on Addressing “Requirement 0” – Finding Cardholder Data by ah

ah — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:44:37 +0000

thanks for your perfect topic , just want to ask something about DLP symantic

that is able to scan workstation for PAN number ? is dlp effective ?

and if it is , does that tool has ability to remove pan number remotly from dlp

itself ? please put some details about that

Comment on Third-Party Breaches Highlight Weak Link in the Chain of Protection by Protecting Reputation, Business and Customers in Today’s Extended Vendor Ecosystem | In Defense of Data

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:37:16 +0000

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Best Practice Guidelines for Data Security - Blog - — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:12:45 +0000

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Comment on Data Breach Trends & Stats by Small data breach draws big fine, signals need for encryption | In Defense of Data

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:54:15 +0000

[...] we’ve discussed in the past, the average cost per record of a healthcare data breach is $240, which is 24 percent higher than average. As fines become more common, healthcare organizations of [...]