Ponemon Institute

Ponemon Institute conducts independent research on privacy, data protection and information security policy. Our goal is to enable organizations in both the private and public sectors to have a clearer understanding of the trends in practices, perceptions and potential threats that will affect the collection, management and safeguarding of personal and confidential information about individuals and organizations. Ponemon Institute research informs organizations on how to improve upon their data protection initiatives and enhance their brand and reputation as a trusted enterprise.

In addition to our research, Ponemon Institute provides strategic consulting to private and public sector organizations interested in establishing or enhancing their privacy, data protection, and security practices. To ensure that their goals are achieved, organizations engage us to assess their practices and conduct workshops and training programs.

Ponemon Institute is the parent organization of the Responsible Information Management (RIM) Council. The RIM Council draws its name from the practice of Responsible Information Management, an ethics-based framework and long-term strategy for managing personal and sensitive employee, customer and business information.

Members of the RIM Council represent a cross-section of Fortune 500 companies and are champions of privacy and data protection in their organizations. Through working groups and special projects, our RIM Council members create practical solutions to the privacy and data protection challenges faced by organizations.

Increasing Encryption Deployments ... The Response to Compliance Regulations & Cyber Attacks

4/24/2012

Dear Friends, please join me on Thursday, April 24, 2012 at 2 PM EST where I will be speaking about the usage of encryption and how it has been evolving. Please follow this link to register for the webinar. I am looking forward to discussing this interesting topic. Thank you for your interest. For a copy of the report please email research@ponemon.org ...more

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Increasing Encryption Deployments ... The Response to Compliance Regulations & Cyber Attacks
April 24, 2012
Dear Friends, please join me on Thursday, April 24, 2012 at 2 PM EST where I will be speaking about the usage of encryption and how it has been evolving. Permalink

New Report on Data Recovery Operations
January 24, 2012
As the use of third-party data recovery service providers continues to increase, so does the potential for a data breach to occur during the data recovery process. Permalink

Second Annual Patient Privacy Study Released
December 1, 2011
Widespread use of mobile devices is putting patient data at risk, according to the latest Ponemon Institute research on healthcare providers' patient privacy practices. Permalink

News & Events

Presentation on privacy on the smart grid

Dr. Larry Ponemon will be presenting the results of "Perceptions of Privacy on the Smart Grid" at the IAPP's annual submit in Washington, DC on March 11, 2011. This research is sponsored by AT&T. For more information, please contact us at research@ponemon.org.

Ponemon Institute Announces 2010 Privacy Trust Study of Retail Banking

Privacy and information management research firm the Ponemon Institute has announced the results of its annual Privacy Trust Study for Retail Banking. Now in its eighth year, the study measures consumer perceptions of trustworthiness for retail banking institutes and identifies the issues that influence consumer opinion.

New Ponemon Study Points to Need for Smart Grid Education

Technologically advanced electrical meters – devices that monitor power usage information from the consumer and transmit that information back to the utility company – are being introduced in many areas around the country, raising concerns relative to the level of detail and conclusions that can be drawn from the data they collect.