Information Privacy Professionals
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Recent Data Privacy Breaches at Prep/High Schools:
(Updated 6/19/09)
Warren County Community School (Lebanon, Ohio)
A four-page list containing more than 140 students' names, addresses, social security numbers and birth dates (along with their parents' information) was found in a dumpster near the school.
Bailey Middle School (Nashville, Tennessee)
A person walking by the school finds paperwork containing dozens of students' names, social security numbers and disability records.
East Burke High School (Morganton, N. Carolina)
School's website exposed files containing confidential information, including names, social security numbers, and unlisted phone numbers of staff and employees. The breach existed for five years. Over 200 people were affected.
Many organizations will be subject to the FTC’s regulations, and they must have: procedures in place to spot red flags and prevent potential fraud, identity theft and money laundering.
A “knowing” violation of the rule provides a $2,500 civil penalty for each violation. This translates to a risk of $2,500 per each customer record – which doesn’t include the potential costs of an independent 3rd party audit for up to 20 years. Violators
may also be liable for damages in state courts, including civil actions
through the state attorney general’s office as well as individual
lawsuits and class actions.
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Texas Atty General fines company massive $$ fines for dumping privacy papers in trash can - read more
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Lose Privacy Papers - Go to Jail - read more
Q: Does Your Organization Qualify for an Exemption to Data Breach
Notification Laws? read more
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- Customer Credit Monitoring $ Recovery Costs
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Public Relations Nightmares read more >
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Expensive Lawsuits read more >
- Credit Card Company Fines
- Government Penalties read more >
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Mandatory 3rd-Party Audits read more >
Universities #1 Target for Privacy Data Breaches
- NonProfit Times, July 2007
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Simply put, we prevent privacy data breaches from happening on the inside. As much as breaches can occur from computer hacking, it more often happens because of the vulnerable avenues that lead to easy access of paperwork and documents containing personal identity information of employees, customers, clients, patients, students, vendors, members, applicants, etc.
UNLIKE victim recovery/restoration companies (credit report monitoring, fraud alert assistance, etc. which are intended for individual consumers), our firm was the first of its kind to recognize and address data breaches as originating mostly in places of business - as opposed to a stolen wallet or purse.
What we do
All of JMC’s Prevention tools helps you implement state-of-the-art best practices to reduce your company's privacy data breach risks and provide numerous prevention benefits:
- Protection of Your Organization's Public Image
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- Avoid Negative Impact on Morale
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Certification that Workplace Data Breach Risks and Compliance are Addressed
Do you want to do a data privacy audit now, according to your needs . . .
or wait
Until your organization is forced to pay for a 3rd party audit
(as ordered by the FTC or a court judgment)?
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Retained Privacy Officer - Expert guidance assisting organizations in crafting and implementing policies, best practices and privacy data compliance
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Corporate Training - Providing guidance and assistance to organizations intent on educating and instructing their personnel in the prevention of Privacy Data Breaches
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Homeowners Risk Prevention Process - Designed for Estates with at least one staff person (eg. housekeeper, personal assistant, au pair, cook, chauffeur, gardener)
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Learn more about our Data Breach Prevention Manual
Taking action now is just smart business.
As experienced Privacy Professionals, JMC Privacy Consulting Group specializes in advising businesses and organizations of all types and sizes in the prevention of privacy data breaches. Our firm has developed a unique and innovative approach which encompasses state-of-the-art methods of analysis, review, and recommendations to all organizations intent on protecting privacy data.
Please see our About Us / Bios page
Our offices are presently located in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
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Data Privacy Professionals
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805-230-2545
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