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Data Protection Articles
Informational articles, news, and white papers relevant to privacy and security professionals.

Privacy Directions™ Awareness and Training Information
Learn about our award-winning curriculum for employee privacy training, developed by leading privacy experts.

onGuard Security Awareness and Training Information
Learn about our award-winning security awareness training for all employees that covers important topics for both data and physical security.

Data Protection Resources and Industry Links
Insights and resources to help Privacy and Security Officers be well-informed and effective.

PRESS RELEASE: Information Shield Partners with MediaPro to Deliver Integrated E-Learning and Security Policy Delivery (new web page)
HOUSTON, Texas – October 1, 2009 - Information Shield, a leading publisher of information security leading practices, and MediaPro, a leading provider of security and privacy e-Learning solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver compliance-focused security awareness and training solutions. The partnership will enable a unique integration between Media Pro's award-winning training courses and Information Shield's leading security policy libraries.

Data Protection Articles

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• ID Theft Red Flags: Institutions Found Lacking
  
• New Ponemon Institute Data: Breaches More Costly
• Introducing MediaPro's onGuard – PCI Awareness Training
• Busting the 10 Myths About Data Protection
• Can Security's Human Side Stop Data Breaches
• Countrywide Warns Millions of Data Breach
• Data Breach Fallout
• Five Trends Driving the Need for Better Mobile Security
• Five Ways to Turn Employees into Security Assets for Protecting Data
• Most Companies Clueless About Costs of Unsecured Data
• Report- Feds Still Not Doing Enough To Secure Data
• Security Breaches Cost $90 To $305 Per Lost Record
• Security pros focused on internal threat, training
• Security Top Network Concern Among IT Pros
• Telecommuting Poses Security, Privacy Risks

• The Biggest Security Threat for 2008 and Beyond- End Users
• Are Security Pros Worrying About the Right Stuff?
• What's Your Company's Privacy Strategy?
• Lessons learned from corporate security breaches
• So you want to be a privacy pro?
• Data theft affects 88 million-plus Americans
• Be afraid of the catastrophic data breach
• Security Cleanup Costs Much More Than Encryption
• Worker records especially at risk
• Data protection: A big issue for small businesses
• Privacy is Good for Business
• Microsoft to publish its privacy rules
• When it comes to security, we're all disasters waiting to happen
• Building Trust in Your Organization

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Privacy Directions™ Awareness and Training Information

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Privacy Directions™ 101: Awareness

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 823K

Privacy Directions™ 101: COPPA

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 469K

Privacy Directions™ 201: Human Resources

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 847K

Privacy Directions™ 202: Information Technology

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 784K

Privacy Directions™ 203: Call Centers

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 768K

Privacy Directions™ 204: Sales and Marketing

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 772K

Privacy Directions™ for Hospitality

A summary sheet that includes course topic outline and system requirements.

- 603K

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OnGuard Security Awareness and Training Information

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onGuard - Product Overview (all courses)

A description of all onGuard courseware products in one document.  The product sheet includes a brief course description of each offering, by category.

- 1079K

onGuard - Security Awareness

A 30-minute e-learning course that provides foundational knowledge and awareness of critical security principles. The product sheet includes a course topic outline and system requirements.

- 746K

onGuard - Security Awareness with Privacy Principles

This e-Learning course combines Security and Privacy awareness principles into a single 30-minute interactive experience.  The product sheet includes a course topic outline and system requirements.

- 654K

onGuard - Privacy Basics

This 20-minute course provides essential training on basic privacy principles and concepts for all employees on how to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

- 719K

onGuard - Responsible Social Networking

This course defines the risks and consequences of social networking and provides guidance to help employees use social media responsibly.  The product sheet includes a course topic outline and system requirements.

- 306K

onGuard - Identity Theft Red Flags

A 15-minute course on how to spot identity theft "Red Flags" to help protect your customers' identity and your organizations reputation.  The product sheet includes a course topic outline and system requirements.

- 716K

onGuard - PCI Awareness

A 15-minute course on how to protect and safeguard personal credit card information. The product sheet includes a course topic outline and system requirements.

- 695K

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Data Protection Resources

"Data Protection Awareness & Training Toolkit"
This toolkit is designed to help security and privacy professionals plan, implement, and measure a successful data protection awareness and training initiative.

- 535K (Form Required)

"Privacy Awareness Training:
The Power Behind Your Privacy Initiative"

This white paper outlines several critical implementation issues to consider before launching a privacy awareness training program.

- 1218K (Form Required)

"Privacy & Security Training Readiness Checklist"
This checklist outlines critical success factors necessary to make privacy and security training a success in any organization.

- 62K

Data Protection Industry Links

Yahoo Security & Encryption Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Security_and_Encryption/

Yahoo Privacy Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Law/privacy/

Google Security Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Security/

Google Privacy Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Security/Internet/Privacy/

CIO Security Resources
CIO Security & Privacy Research Center
CIO and CIO.com are published to meet the needs of CIOs (Chief Information Officers) and other information executives. CIO is read by more than 140,000 CIOs and senior executives.
http://www.cio.com/topic/1419/Security

Electronic Privacy Information Center
EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
http://www.epic.org/

EU Data Protection Directive
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/index_en.htm

Federal Government
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/

FTC Privacy Initiatives
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Safe Harbor
http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/

Privacy Rights Clearing House
http://www.privacyrights.org/index.htm

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