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Case 01
Personal data on 17,000 Pfizer employees
exposed; P2P app blamed
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Fast Facts (as reported by the press)
• Pfizer employee discloses social security numbers and personal data of 17,000 current and former employees
• Pfizer employee loaded unauthorized file-sharing software on corporate laptop
• Pfizer could not determine data explicitly compromised on P2P
• Pfizer bears cost of credit monitoring services to affected employees
• Pfizer has exposed itself to possible litigation
Tiversa Case Studies
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Transit System Terrorist Threat
Assessment
Leaked on P2P File-Sharing Networks More
US DOT| US Department of Transportation Privacy Officer Leaks Files on P2P File Sharing Network More
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Tiversa Solutions
Our solutions would have
allowed Pfizer to:
Identify Pfizer documents exposed on P2P network before others could locate and download files containing personally identifiable information
Provide electronic copies of documents to Pfizer to gauge their risk and exposure
Locate the disclosing employee by geographic location and by name so that this could have been quickly removed from P2P file sharing network
Determine how many times the disclosed documents have been replicated across the P2P, where the content is located, and who has the documents
Develop a written P2P Forensic Case the disclosure guiding short-term remediation tactics and long-term remediation strategies to prevent future disclosures
Measure the ongoing effectiveness of short-term tactics and long-term strategies focused on P2P disclosure risk management
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June 11, 2007
Attorney General Investigating Compromise of Confidential Pfizer Employee Information
"My office is aggressively and vigorously investigating the compromise of confidential information of thousands of Pfizer employees, including 305 in Connecticut. In a letter on June 6, 2007, immediately after learning of the massive breach, I requested that Pfizer... | More
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June 12, 2007
Personal Data on 17,000 Pfizer Employees Exposed; P2P App Blamed
A Pfizer Inc. employee who installed unauthorized file-sharing software on a company laptop provided for use at her home has exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to about 17,000 current and former employees at the drug... | More
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June 11, 2007
Pfizer: 17,000 Employees Suffer
Privacy Breach
“The information was stored on a Pfizer laptop computer that was provided to a Pfizer colleague for use in her home. Due to the the unauthorized installation of certain file sharing software on the laptop, files stored in the laptop containing names, social security numbers... | More |
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