Two-Factor Authentication

Last month, I wrote about my family’s newborn.  I discussed our decision regarding keeping or disclosing information about our child on social media and when one option is better than the other for privacy.  This month, I wanted to take a look at something related to our child, security and authe...

Cost of a data breach: $201.00 or $0.56 per record?

It is the season for annual data breach reports to be published. This year a statistic that has raised interest is the average cost of a data breach. One report shows a figure just above $200 while another show less than $1. While, as you will see, both these numbers provide interesting guideline...

Thanks for Not Sharing

Over the course of the last 9 months my wife and I have been keeping some information to ourselves.  We have only told close friends and family. If you haven’t guessed it yet, we are having a baby.  Now, this seems like something you would share with everyone and not really be too concerned.  It ...

Radio Shack’s Privacy Notice Oversight

Growing up I spent a good amount of time at Radio Shack. I liked to “play” with electronics just to understand how things worked. It always bothered me that they asked for my zip code for every transaction, but they still got my money. That may be in part why I became a privacy profes...

Do Not Adjust Your TV

Along with all the information provided by sponsors and champions of this years Data Privacy Day, Privacy Ref’s Bob Siegel spoke with Lee Nelson of WCSH 6 in Portland, Maine.  They covered topics such as why and how businesses should go about protecting the information of their custome...

Resuscitating privacy

Over the past several months (or longer) I have read that privacy is dead. Usually these articles appear right after a major data breach. The articles acknowledge that the data that was lost potentially causing identity theft, credit card charges, filing of false tax returns, and other bad things...

Data Privacy Day 2015 Tips Round Up

Privacy Ref is a proud sponsor of Data Privacy Day 2015. Data Privacy Day (DPD), celebrated annually on Jan. 28, is an international effort centered on “Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust.” As part of that celebration we counted down 20 days to Data Privacy Day w...

What do we mean by “onboarding”?

“Onboarding is the process through which new employees acquire the skills, behaviors and knowledge to become effective members of an organization.”

5 Privacy Priorities for Business for 2015

In 2014 there seemed to be a new data breach every week. Be it credit card data, student information, social security numbers, or corporate intellectual property, the personal information of any business’s clients, employees, or of the business itself were exposed. Here are 5 priorities tha...

Big HIPAA 6

A few weeks ago, my wife and I decided to see a movie.  We both agreed on Big Hero 6, which is a Disney movie, but a quick look found that it was also based off a Marvel series as well.  I can say I enjoyed the film, but working in the privacy world on […]