Data Privacy Day and Thoughts from a Security CEO

January 28^th is the annual Data Privacy Day.  Data Privacy Day is an international celebration designed to promote awareness about privacy and education about best privacy practices.

Stina Ehrensvard, CEO for Yubico shares her thoughts on the importance of this day.

“The Internet was designed for sharing, not security. As we have moved our business, e-governments and social lives online, and as these digital services become more and more sophisticated, so do fraudsters. Online identity theft is today the fastest going crime, with trillions of dollars in yearly losses.

However, just as the safety belt for cars was not adopted in larger scale until it was a simple one second procedure, users will not adopt online identity protection if it is too complicated to use. And just as your driver license verifies your identity across multiple services, a secure and simple identity and authentication method that can be re-used across the range of Internet services will be needed for mass implementation. White House Initiative National Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) could make a difference here, driving mass implementation of online identity protection for US citizens and services, based on open identity standards and new authentication technologies.”

 

Support #Movember and the battle against prostate cancer

It is once again that time of year. The ‘Mo’, slang for moustache, and November have come together again for Movember. In 2010, over 64,500 US Mo Bros and Mo Sistas got on board, raising $7.5 million USD.  

Mynt Public Relations fully supports the cause and therefore I’ve donated my face to Movember and the fight against cancer (think I will be going with the Clark Gable this year). Every cent counts, if you would like to donate to me and my team campaign, please visit our Movember page.

32,000 men die of prostate cancer in the US each year, to increase awareness and raise funds, every Movember men change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The moustache is our ribbon, the means by which we raise awareness and funds for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, our commitment is to grow a moustache for 30 days. Funds raised benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.

We thank you for support and hope you can also join the month of fine moustachery and immaculate grooming.

For detailed information about the Movember Foundation, financial and annual reports, men’s health, the programs being funded and the social impact Movember is having, please visit: http://us.movemberfoundation.com/

Looking good in 2010, this year’s shall be a different look….