Michael Bruemmer, CHC, CIPP/US, is Vice President with the Experian® Data Breach Resolution group. With more than 25 years in the industry, Bruemmer brings a wealth of knowledge related to business operations and development in the identity theft and fraud resolution space where he has educated businesses of all sizes and sectors through pre-breach and breach response planning and delivery, including notification, call center and identity protection services. Bruemmer currently resides on the Ponemon Responsible Information Management (RIM) Board, the Information Security Media Group (ISMG) Editorial Advisory Board and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certification Advisory Board.

Companies are Failing to Get Ahead of the GDPR

Michael Bruemmer

September 1, 2017

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The upcoming implementation of the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 has many security experts on edge.

Combating Complacency: Getting the Most Out of Your Data Breach Response Plan

Not only does a data breach plan need to be in place, it also needs to be dynamic and highly flexible.

Michael Bruemmer

January 1, 2017

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This fall, the Ponemon Institute released its Fourth Annual study, Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach? on data breach corporate preparedness, which revealed that 52 percent of companies experienced data breaches just this past year alone.

Michael Bruemmer

November 8, 2016

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Being adequately prepared to respond to a data breach is an ever-changing game – new threats are emerging, new regulations are being put into place and companies must regularly re-evaluate their response plans to ensure they are applicable to today’s threat landscape. Unfortunately, many companies are not reviewing and updating their plans frequently enough – in fact, only 25 percent of companies say they update their response plans once or twice a year. Not to mention that no matter how well prepared and updated a company’s plan is, an actual live breach response can present unforeseen challenges that cause companies to stumble.

Dispelling the Dangerous Myth of Data Breach Fatigue

Michael Bruemmer

April 1, 2016

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Data breach fatigue can harm businesses if it influences their response process and causes them to take the issue less seriously.

3 Factors to Employee Data Loss Preparedness

How to Prepare for a Data Breach that Affects a Company’s Best Asset: Employees

Michael Bruemmer

August 25, 2015

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When most executives discuss data breach threats, often issues like financial loss due to customer dissatisfaction and diminished brand reputation are top of mind.

The CSO’s New Role: Guarding Company Reputation

Michael Bruemmer

March 10, 2015

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The highly-publicized data breaches of 2014 changed the role of corporate security professionals as we know it.

Business Risk of Data Breaches: Preparing Your C-Suite

Michael Bruemmer

November 25, 2014

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As 2014 draws to a close, we’re left picking up the pieces from one of the biggest years in data breach history.

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Security Magazine

2020 October

This month in Security magazine, we explore how Corning's global security group ensured business continuity and employee safety during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Also, we highlight the global security team at Uber and their recent security programs and initiatives. Industry experts discuss travel safety programs, career hackers, working for terrible bosses, group attribution error and more.

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Companies are Failing to Get Ahead of the GDPR

Combating Complacency: Getting the Most Out of Your Data Breach Response Plan

Top 5 Fails from Companies Preparing for and Responding to a Data Breach

Dispelling the Dangerous Myth of Data Breach Fatigue

3 Factors to Employee Data Loss Preparedness

The CSO’s New Role: Guarding Company Reputation

Business Risk of Data Breaches: Preparing Your C-Suite

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2020 October