Tumbleweed Data Security Expert Available for Interviews on Recent Spate of Data Breaches via Tape Loss
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Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
(NASDAQ:TMWD):
WHAT: The Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure mailed
off 28 computer disks erroneously containing private data
including the social security numbers of 450,000 people in a
response to a request for public records. This security breach
directly follows the recent breach in Connecticut, when state
government bank account data was stored on a backup computer
tape, which was stolen from a college intern's car in Ohio.
WHO: John Thielens, Vice President of Technology, Tumbleweed(R)
Communications Corp.
John is a frequent speaker at local, national and international
security events, possessing more than 20 years of experience in
the technology sector.
Available to discuss:
-- The present need for organizations to mitigate the
risk of sending sensitive customer and taxpayer data
on tapes, in response to the two recent data breaches
dealing with lost or stolen tapes
-- Why organizations are leaving themselves vulnerable
for similar types of data breaches
-- Best practices for ensuring an organization's data is
secure from these types of breaches
WHEN: Immediately
WHERE: Available via phone or for on-camera interviews at various San
Francisco Bay Area locations. About Tumbleweed Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
(NASDAQ:TMWD), the industry’s leading pure
play messaging security vendor, provides world-class innovative messaging
security solutions for organizations of all sizes. Organizations
rely on Tumbleweed's solutions to securely manage their Internet
communications, spanning email
management to file
transfers. Tumbleweed has more than 2,900 customers worldwide,
representing industries such as Finance, Healthcare, and the U.S.
Government. The world’s most security
conscious organizations rely upon Tumbleweed technology including Bank
of America Securities, JP Morgan Chase & Co., the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Our award-winning
products build on fourteen years of R&D and 27
security patents in the U.S. alone – many
of which are licensed by other security vendors. More information can be
found at www.tumbleweed.com.
Tumbleweed is a registered trademark of Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are
the property their respective owners.
