Posts Tagged ‘data security’

Data Breach and Legislation: What’s Coming Your Way?

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Prepare now to prevent a ’security breach’: 45 states and the District of Columbia have laws spelling out procedures when personal information has been … article from: New Hampshire Business Review
By David Scott
It’s rather interesting to monitor what’s happening in the UK right now. Data protection legislation is moving forward. [...]

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Health Net healthcare data breach affects1.5 million

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Here we have another unnecessary major security breach in a large healthcare organization which resulted in a loss of patient data demonstrating poor baseline security. They clearly are not ready for the new HIPAA provision ARRA and HITECH. Review my threats page and evaluate your current business and system risks to [...]

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Laptop Heist Exposes Doctors’ Personal Data

Another stolen laptop puts thousands of people’s personal data at risk but this time it’s the caregivers — not the patients — who are at risk.
November 6, 2009
By Larry Barrett:
More than 10,000 physicians’ and dentists’ personal data was exposed last week in New Hampshire after an employee at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield transferred [...]

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