Based upon the experiences of Identity Finder hotel customers, this use case illustrates how Identity Finder DLP minimizes a hotel’s risk of data leakage and decreases PCI-DSS audit and compliance costs within a decentralized hotel network. Mid-sized to large hotel and resort chains process and store a variety of guest personal information including PCI Data (e.g., credit card information) using secure Payment and Property Management Systems (PMS). However, in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of property rental, information often leaks out of secure systems, creating a PCI-DSS compliance nightmares. Identity Finder can help.
According to the US HHS, the loss of patient data nearly doubled between 2010 and 2011 and stored data, or “data-at-rest” PHI breaches were the cause of 100% of all reported breaches in 2011; no reported healthcare breaches were due to e-mail disclosure or “data-in-motion” breaches. These problems are so pervasive that the OCR initiated a program of random, system-wide HIPAA audits on Covered Entities. To comply with HIPAA and HITECH, several healthcare systems and hospitals have implemented Identity Finder to find and protect stored PHI. This use case is based upon the actual experience of several Identity Finder customers in the healthcare industry.
Despite massive security efforts in place today by large organizations, data breaches continue to occur and identity theft is on the rise. Something has to change. This paper compares the two primary prevention strategies to demonstrate the strength and value in securing Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Motion. We analyze historical research to highlight the true nature of data breaches and help you determine which strategy is right for you. In nearly every comparison, from cost to effectiveness, Data-at-Rest solutions emerge as the stronger data loss prevention strategy.