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, ...

A doctor uses his iPhone to send a medical image to his colleague. A sales representative pulls up a purchasing history on her laptop as she talks with a customer. A data scientist inputs sales numbers, company budget information and customer demographics into an analytics program. They all have a f...

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...

Your data might be under attack. Right now. "Surely not," you say? Think again. For organizations that use in-house data centers and IT services, the task of protecting sensitive data can be hindered by the difficulty of detecting a breach. According to a recent article in InformationWeek, most bus...

Effective data security is closer than many organizations may think. In fact, effectively guarding data may just be a matter of implementing affordable technology and ensuring that it is configured properly. In an interview with GovInfoSecurity, Rebecca Herold, head of Rebecca Herold & Ass...