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Understanding & Protecting Data

 

WIU Sensitive Data Scanning Statistics

• 829 million files scanned
• Over 10.7 million Social Security Numbers and over 315,000 Credit Card Numbers discovered
• 4 out of every 10 university computers contain sensitive data
• Approximately 2 records cleaned for 1 cent

Data Incidents in Higher Education

• Approximately 1 of every 5 incidents involves a .edu
• Since 2005, over 15 million (average 22,000 records per incident) records exposed in 665 (average of 83 incidents per year) incidents involving a .edu
• The cost per compromised record is $194 (Ponemon Institute)

Upcoming Events

• Sensitive Data Handling Training