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This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists. The number of reported data breaches has already surpassed last year's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center. Report warns that losses could be the tip of the iceberg The number of complaints regarding violations of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) continue to increase each year in tandem with an increase in breaches of medical records. With the opening ceremony only four days away, online fraudsters are using the hype of the Beijing Olympics to trick consumers out of thousands of dollars. In the first three months of 2008, the number of data breaches more than doubled over the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit that helps victims of identity theft. Preventing data breaches is the highest priority for today’s IT security professionals, two new surveys have concluded. Nearly nine out of 10 corporate data breaches could have been prevented had reasonable security measures been in place, according to a report issued today by Verizon Business. A sizeable 60 per cent of UK organisations have suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months, according to a new survey. After last year's big breaches, new laws on handling confidential data won't be far off, so get ready now. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been found guilty of breaking data protection laws after a security lapse on a visa application website. Too often, network security relies on placing firewalls in front of public network access points and calling it a day. The assumptions are 1) being on a private network is synonymous with being on campus 2) campus users are implicitly trustworthy and 3) external threats are mitigated by the perimeter firewall. A recent survey of 100 IT managers and CIOs from the financial services, health care, retail, manufacturing and government business sectors shows that despite a torrent of bad press on data-security breaches involving FTP (file-transfer protocol), its use is prevalent and growing. A computer forensics expert has blasted as ineffective the way that most corporates deal with security breaches including network intrusion, data theft or destruction. Nearly three-quarters of senior security executives perceive the impact of payment card loss on brand reputation as their biggest concern, according to new research by Qualys. Data breaches caused by lost laptops and unsecured USB memory sticks are "everyday incidents", according to one memory vendor.. Study shows outside hackers responsible for one per cent of attacks. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warning to The Ad Company Pty Ltd for alleged breaches of the Spam Act 2003.
When facing up to a data breach, first contain it then evaluate the associated risk, says the Office of the Privacy Commissioner which released a new guide on handling breaches, today. New surveys and reports discuss trends for 2009 and conclude that attacks will escalate in number and variety, outsourcing will represent the biggest threat, and attacks on databases will continue.