Computer Theft and Identity Theft are concerns for everyone across the world today. The media reports every day of another breach of un-protected data from various sources including stolen computers. Computers are one of the top 3 items stolen in home break-ins, at work, and on campus. We know that there are different needs for different industries, and even in the different sectors of those industries, but there are some commonalities across the board.
For organizations that use personal electronic records to handle private customer information, the need to protect data has never been greater. Identity theft has reached epidemic proportions; and since 2005, over
155,000,972 records containing sensitive personal information have been involved in security breaches.
- 49% of companies have had laptops stolen within the last 12 months
- 60% of all corporate data assets reside on unprotected PC’s
- Total cost to recover from a data breach averaged $140.00 per lost record
As news stories announcing the latest breaches continue, Members of Congress consistently voice their support for uniform national laws. Whatever the final text of data privacy legislation, we are likely to see this Congress pass federal data security legislation. Congressional leaders have emphasized that data privacy and breach notification are top priorities.
Senators and Representatives from both sides of the aisle have introduced several new pieces of legislation proposing sweeping new frameworks for data privacy law:
S. 239 (“Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act”);
H.R. 958 (“Data Accountability and Trust Act”);
H.R. 836 (“Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007”);
S. 495 (“Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007”).
For more information on recent and pending legislation, please visit our Resource Center
The CyberAngel® with Wi-Trac offers a comprehensive set of security features that provide User Authentication, Data Protection, Remote Access Restriction, and Tracking and Recovery of lost of stolen computers. We ensure that the confidential information is encrypted and secure at time of boot-up, and proper Authentication allows full access to that machine. Violation of the Authentication keeps that information encrypted and hidden from view, prevents remote access from that computer back to a network or an online account, and provides location information to our Security Monitoring Center to use in the recovery of that stolen asset. The CyberAngel® with Wi-Trac can help keep you in compliance with existing and new data / privacy laws and provide your end-users with the ability to recover their stolen assets. Our Wi-Trac technology is the only available product that can track a computer through a wireless network. With this increase in Privacy and Security Breach laws, and the over 50% wireless penetration of suburban America, The CyberAngel® with Wi-Trac just makes sense as an effective tool for Data Protection and Theft Recovery
More industry specific information on the issues, concerns and solutions that pertain to them are available on the pages listed below.