Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Great Guidelines, February 6, 2009

By Wendy L. Last

Joe Campana has done an excellent job of writing a book that every small business needs to access. It is easy to read through and is extremely user friendly. The legal jargon that surrounds the business aspects of "identity theft" are outlined and explained in "layman's" terms. The explanations, check lists, and key points are arranged in a way to be the only really helpful source of printed information I have found regarding the subjects of, "safe harbor", "sensitive information", and "appropriate legal steps' with regard to all of the new legislation that effects all businesses.

Great resource for small businesses, January 15, 2009

By Michael H. Cox

I just completed reading Privacy MakeOver. It is a great resource for small businesses that need a simple, yet holistic program to prevent privacy breaches and protect business reputation and customer loyalty. Most small IT shops at best generally focus on technical information security leaving their organization vulnerable to breaches which are costly and highly disruptive and can even threaten its continued existence. Joseph Campana provides a do-it-yourself (DIY) manual that can save a small business tens of thousands of dollars in expense to establish a privacy breach prevention program. The average breach costs much more than that. Having a reasonable and appropriate program in place also provides somewhat of a "safe harbor" that can mitigate some regulatory and legal risks should a breach occur. The information security guides I have reviewed are too complex for small businesses and have too broad a scope. I know of no other DIY manual for small businesses and highly recommend this book. It even offers a Companion Web-site with access to additional information.

Customer reviews are unsolicited contributions copied exactly as they appear on the Amazon.com Web page listing for Privacy MakeOver: The Essential Guide to Best Practices.