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The Dutch ministry of security and justice has put together a bill on the obligation to report data breaches. The Data Protection Act (WbP) is to be adjusted and thetext open to consultation up to 29 February. The WbP will be extended with a generally worded obligation to report loss or theft of data (Article 34a). In case of breach, the database administrator must make a risk estimate. If the case is serious enough, the administrator must inform privacy watchdog CBP and all parties concerned. The Telecommunications Act will have a reporting obligation (Article 11.3a) specifically aimed at telecommunications service providers. The supervision of both amendments will be handled by the CBP.

Linkedin, 13-12-2011, Huw Price (Grid-tools)

New In Datamaker Release 2.7.6, there is a new set of sampling filters to help you identify PII data. Within Datamaker there is a data sampling facility that scan your existing data. A set of specific data analysis routines that parse the columns and look for different types of common PII data.

Datum: 28 october 2011 Bron: scmagazineus.com Extra info: Survey

Companies spend on average up to a year to restore their reputation following a data breach, according to a study released Thursday by the Ponemon Institute.

The survey of 843 executives found that an organization's brand value dropped between 17 to 31 percent following an incursion, depending on the type of information lost. Those polled estimated the economic value of their company's brand to be anywhere from $1 million to greater than $10 billion, with an average of $1.5 billion. Eighty-two percent of respondents said their company had experienced a breach involving sensitive or confidential information.