TechRepublic Resources
- Prevent identity theft by avoiding these seven common mistakes
- Identity theft may be on the rise, but you don't have to make it easy for thieves -- take steps to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of your employees and clients. You can start by avoiding these seven mistakes. Identity theft is on the rise. Is your organization...
- Tags: Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, personally identifiable information, security, identity theft, Security Solutions Newsletter, Solution, Network, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-05-17
- Deal responsibly with identity data breaches
- Most security managers are aware of some form of the 5 steps for handling an incident: prevent, detect, contain, eradicate, and recover. These steps are usually sufficient for those incidents in which Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) isn't compromised. However, a breach of individual identity...
- Tags: Security, Medical Identity Theft, Leadership, IT Management, Identity Theft, data theft, Cybercrime, Computer Crime, Compliance
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Root out data breach dangers by first implementing common sense
- As security breaches of personally identifiable information (PII) make the news, (http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm) an analysis of the breaches may lead you to the conclusion that it is not hackers or malicious employees that are to be feared but just plain stupidity. While you will find data breaches that can be blamed...
- Tags: Practices, Data Security, Data Protection, Data Breach, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-17
- Conduct an impact assessment to acquire security funding
- While you understand the importance of protecting personally identifiable information (PII) in your organization, that doesn't mean that the ones holding the purse strings do. How can you convince them? A good place to start is by performing an impact assessment. Protecting personally identifiable information (PII) is a ...
- Tags: security, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, personally identifiable information, Security Solutions Newsletter, Data, Mike Mullins, Michael \"Mullins CCNA, MCP\"
- Technical articles 2007-02-08
- DoubleClick Response to Spyware Discussion Paper
- This paper includes DoubleClick's responses addressing a number, but not all of the questions or issues raised in the Spyware Discussion Paper. The misuse of consumer information, particularly personal information causes the most concern. Confusion around how and where Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is used by bad actors is harmful...
- Tags: Personally Identifiable Information, DoubleClick Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-07-01
- Identity Theft: The Internet Connection
- Concern is growing about identity theft - where one person assumes the identity of another by stealing personally identifiable information (PII), such as credit card or Social Security numbers. High profile incidents disclosed in early 2005 involving ChoicePoint, Bank of America, and LexisNexis, where the PII of more than a...
- Tags: Internet Connection, The Library Of Congress, Personally Identifiable Information, Identity Theft, Internet, Security
- White papers 2005-03-16
- EULAlyzer
- EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, etc.This post originally appeared on an external website by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Personally Identifiable Information, Web Site Development, Internet, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2005-10-17
Additional Resources
- Addressing Privacy Issues During Disaster Recovery
- Businesses possess a staggering amount of private and Personally Identifiable Information (PII), not only about their customers, but also about their employees. Under which circumstances and representations was this information collected? How is this information being used? To whom is this information being transmitted? How is this information being stored?...
- Tags: Privacy, Business, Information, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
- White papers
- EULAlyzer (exe)
- EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or more. This version includes unspecified enhancements and bug fixes.
- Tags: Javacool Software
- Software downloads 2007-08-29
- Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation
- Internet privacy issues generally encompass two types of concerns. One is the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) by website operators from visitors to government and commercial websites, or by software that is surreptitiously installed on a user's computer ("spyware") and transmits the information to someone else. The other is...
- Tags: Internet Privacy, The Library Of Congress, Web Site, Government, Web Site Development, Internet, Web Technology, E-mail, Vertical Industries, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-05-16
- Identity Governance Framework
- Identity Governance Framework (IGF) will help enterprises easily determine and control how identity related information, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), access entitlements, attributes, etc. are used, stored, and propagated between their systems. IGF will enable organizations to define enterprise level policies to securely and confidently share sensitive personal information between...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Credit Card, Social Security, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Government, Sales, Finance
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Delete Temp Files (zip)
- Delete Temp Files is a program designed to delete all of your temporary files. This program allows you, the user, to delete identity threatening items on your computer. Web sites and programs store files on your computer with important personal information for later use. The problem lies with hackers. Hackers...
- Tags: Hacker, Computer, Delete Temp Files, Hacking, Productivity, Security
- Software downloads 2006-12-20
- Smith: The Carrot-and-Stick Approach - Federal Agencies Should Reward Companies That Ensure the Privacy of Consumer Data
- As evidenced by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) record-setting fine against ChoicePoint, the federal government is getting serious about holding businesses responsible for the protection of consumer information. In addition to the actions taken by FTC and other governing bodies, several members of Congress have introduced bills designed to protect...
- Tags: Agency, Credit Card, Privacy, FTC, Social Security, Identity Theft, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Federal Government, Operational Accounting, Government, Security, Sales, Finance
- White papers 2006-04-03
- Technology Predictions 2008: Deloitte
- Deloitte's Technology Predictions 2008 report examines emerging developments and how they will shape the technology market. This paper was written by the Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecom industry group with input from leading industry analysts and executives and includes recommendations on how best to take advantage of these trends. Technology...
- Tags: Industry, Deloitte LLC, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-12-21
- Data Classification with Oracle Label Security
- Data classification is common in government organizations where the need to protect classified data is critical to national security. However, today the need for data classification extends beyond traditional usages to the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive information collected from sources such as medical records and...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Classification, Data Classification, Oracle Label Security, Security
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Email Content Filtering Strategies for GLBA Compliance
- In the financial industry, email plays an important role in the efficient day-to-day execution of business. It's critical that financial institutions ensure the privacy and protection of personally identifiable financial information and Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) sets those standards. Consequently email management systems must provide tools and...
- Tags: Financial, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, E-mail, Regulations, Online Communications, Government
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Leading Mortgage Services Provider Secures Non-Public Personal Information With Vormetric's CoreGuard System
- A variety of new regulations are causing organizations to examine the need to selectively encrypt sensitive data that resides within databases and file systems on corporate servers. Ocwen Financial Corporation selected Vormetric's CoreGuard Data Security System for the protection and encryption of non-public, personally identifiable financial information. The Ocwen REALTrans...
- Tags: Vormetric, Mortgage Services Provider, B2B, Regulations, Mortgages, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Government, Finance, Capital Structures
- Case studies
- Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Database Vault - Controlling Access to Applications
- Oracle Database Vault enables to restrict the DBA and other privileged users from accessing application data; protect the database and applications from unauthorized changes; enforce strong controls over who, when, and where application can be accessed. These features help to address regulatory compliance, insider threats, and protection of personally identifiable...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Database Vault, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Spyware: An Attack on Privacy in the End User Computing Environment
- This paper is about the collection and use of personally identifiable information by commercial organizations that can compromise individual privacy using software known generically as "spyware." Spyware is a type of computer program that is capable of monitoring a computer user's activities and then reporting those activities to a third...
- Tags: Environment, Privacy, Computing, Attack, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2005-04-01
- Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Database Vault - Protecting the Database and Applications
- Oracle Database Vault enables to restrict the DBA and other privileged users from accessing application data; protect the database and applications from unauthorized changes; enforce strong controls over who, when, and where application can be accessed. These features help to address regulatory compliance, insider threats, and protection of personally identifiable...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Database Vault, Databases, Enterprise Software, Storage, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-01
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