PII and PIFI data privacy and retention news, help and research


	PII and PIFI data privacy and retention


	Home > Financial Services Information Security Topics > Security management strategies > Data governance best practices > PII and PIFI data privacy and retention

Financial Services Information Security Topics:

EMAIL THIS

TOPICS HOME

BROWSE ALL FINANCIAL SECURITY TOPICS

FINANCIAL SECURITY INFO CENTERS

RSS FEEDS


PII and PIFI data privacy and retention Data privacy has become a vital task for IT security staffs in financial services, in light of the many data breaches that have made the news. Find resources on personally identifiable information (PII) and financial information (PIFI) and learn about controls for data sources, archiving, and indexing.



IN THIS TOPIC:	EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (7) , NEWS (3) , DEFINITIONS (2)


EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 7


	Security benefits of virtual desktop infrastructures 30 Oct 2009 TIP - Learn the security benefits of virtualized desktops and virtual workspace projects, including malware-resistant software configurations and enhanced data loss prevention.


	Winning the war: Personal information protection 12 Jun 2009 TIP - With so many records containing personal information lost in data breaches, we have lost the battle to protect PII, argues George Tubin of TowerGroup.


	Tokenization and PCI compliance 04 May 2009 TIP - A relatively new technology promises to ease the burden of protecting sensitive data. Ed Moyle explains how tokenization works and how it can help with PCI compliance.


	VIEW ALL EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE ON PII AND PIFI DATA PRIVACY AND RETENTION


NEWS: 1 - 3 of 3


	Bank computer technician indicted in identity theft scheme SearchFinancialSecurity.com \| 30 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - New York technician stole the identities of more than 150 bank employees and victimized charities in a $1.1 million fraud scam


	TD Ameritrade database hacked, customer data stolen SearchSecurity.com \| 14 Sep 2007 ARTICLE - Hackers stole data including customer names, addresses and phone numbers from the online broker's database.


	Implementing and enforcing a corporate retention policy SearchFinancialSecurity.com \| 17 Jan 2008 INTERVIEW - Security management expert Mike Rothman discusses best practices for implementing a successful retention policy within an enterprise.


	VIEW ALL NEWS ON PII AND PIFI DATA PRIVACY AND RETENTION


DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2


	personally identifiable financial information 17 Jan 2008 WORD - Personally identifiable financial information (PIFI) is any type of personally identifiable information (PII) that is linked to that person's finances. A credit card number is a prime example of PIFI.


	personally identifiable information 17 Jan 2008 WORD - Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data about an individual that could, potentially identify that person, such as a name, fingerprints or other biometric data, email address, street address, telephone number or ...


	VIEW ALL DEFINITIONS ON PII AND PIFI DATA PRIVACY AND RETENTION

SEE ALSO - Topics Related to PII and PIFI data privacy and retention:
Data breaches and prevention strategies, Data encryption techniques, Data classification methods and guidelines, Secure data disposal and destruction

Expert PII and PIFI data privacy and retention Advice for Financial Security Professionals

SEARCH

TechTarget provides technology professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective purchase decisions and managing their organizations' technology projects - with its network of technology-specific websites, events and online magazines.


TechTarget Corporate Web Site \| Media Kits \| Site Map All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2008 - 2009, TechTarget \| Read our Privacy Policy