The University of Georgia recently announced a significant data breach involving the names and Social Security numbers of more than 8,500 current and former employees. While hackers may have compromised the system as early as September 28, officials didn't begin their investigation until October 1, ...

When many organizations think of high-profile data breaches, it's often the large server warehouses, storing terabytes of information that come to mind. But much smaller storage devices can also result in hefty fines, as was exhibited by a recent flash drive theft. According to ZDNet columnist Karen...