Comments on: ICO Launches Investigation Into T-Mobile Data Scandal http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/ico-launches-investigation-into-t-mobile-data-scandal-2488 Enhancing business with technology - in association with eweek.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom VanHorn, VP of Global Marketing, Application Security, Inc. http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/ico-launches-investigation-into-t-mobile-data-scandal-2488#comment-317 Tom VanHorn, VP of Global Marketing, Application Security, Inc. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:58 +0000 http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/news-security/ico-launches-investigation-into-t-mobile-data-scandal-2488#comment-317 This breach is a reminder that organizations should be proactively reviewing employees data privileges to ensure that they only have access to the information that is required to perform their duties. In addition, having database activity monitoring solutions in place will allow companies to monitor sensitive data and issue immediate alerts if inappropriate access occurs. Thom VanHorn, VP of Global Marketing, Application Security, Inc. <a href="http://blog.appsecinc.com" target="_blank">http://blog.appsecinc.com</a> This breach is a reminder that organizations should be proactively reviewing employees data privileges to ensure that they only have access to the information that is required to perform their duties. In addition, having database activity monitoring solutions in place will allow companies to monitor sensitive data and issue immediate alerts if inappropriate access occurs.

Thom VanHorn, VP of Global Marketing, Application Security, Inc.

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Insider data breaches like these rear their ugly heads far too often, and it’s important for enterprises to ensure that they aren’t simply trusting their employees to do the right thing, but also utilising automated preventative and detective controls to keep everyone honest.

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