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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.


Consumer Influences on Most Trusted for Privacy

3/4/2010

FoxBusiness.com called the other day asking if we might be interested in talking about our annual Most Trusted Companies for Privacy study. Always eager to promote our research (the Institute, after all, produces the most interesting privacy and information security research in the land), I said yes. It’s a busy time for us – Larry was knee-deep in RSA, and I was scheduled to give a talk on privacy in online social networking – but we made ...more

Blog

Consumer Influences on Most Trusted for Privacy
March 4, 2010
FoxBusiness.com called the other day asking if we might be interested in talking about our annual Most Trusted Companies for Privacy study. Permalink

Use What Works to Create a Culture of Privacy
December 20, 2009
I was in an industrial facility recently and noticed large banners on the walls proclaiming “12 Years without a Safety Incident. Permalink

Training Is the Strongest Link
December 10, 2009
Today we held a RIM College event featuring three noted experts in corporate privacy training programs -- namely, Dean Forbes (Merck), Bob Posch (Merck) and John Block (Media Pro). Permalink

News & Events

Mike Spinney discusses MTC Survey on FoxBusiness

Our senior privacy analyst, Mike Spinney, was live on FoxBusiness.com discussing our Most Trusted Companies for Privacy study.  Watch it here!

Ponemon Survey Names Twenty Most Trusted Companies for Privacy

In a tumultuous year for privacy, American Express retains top ranking in annual Ponemon Institute consumer survey of Most Trusted Companies for Privacy.

Ponemon Institute and Cellcrypt to hold webinar on the Security of Voice Data

Just how vulnerable are your cell phone calls? Please join Larry Ponemon and a panel of experts and learn about the key issues of the GSM Cracking Threat, the wider implications of cell phone interception and how to cost-effectively implement adequate protection. The webinar will be held Wednesday, February 24 at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET. For more information contact: www.cellcrypt.com or susan@ponemon.org.