02/01/2018

Data Privacy Day Can Be a Springboard to Help Stop Cybercrime

Consider this as another way to safeguard your organization

Up until now, you might not have heard of Data Privacy Day, which occurs annually on Jan. 28. Since its inception in 2007, the goal of this annual event is to raise awareness among businesses and individuals on the importance of protecting personal data.

While the highly publicized theft in 2017 of 145 million records from Equifax, an Atlanta-based credit reporting agency, triggered outrage, it's unfortunately just one of many. According to Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), as of Nov. 7, 2017, there have been 1,202 breaches in the public and private sector in 2017, resulting in the exposure of nearly 172 million records.

Given the number and severity of these data breaches, now may be the time to add this date to your calendar and use the occasion to help improve how your organization protects its data.

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