The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just around the corner, but recent surveys show that organisations are ill-prepared for its implementation. Exchange Wire interviewed a selection of data professionals, and while 32% said they […]
A recent report carried out by the Ponemon Institute has emphasized current endpoint security trends, details the ever-present threat from ransomware, and shows that fileless malware cyberattacks are increasing. Annually, endpoint attacks cost the healthcare […]
It has been discovered that an unencrypted laptop has been stolen from one of the employees of Rocky Mountain Health Care Services of Colorado Springs . This is the second such theft incident to be […]
If the report published by FTSE350 Cyber Governance Health Check represents facts on the ground, then most of the UK businesses still have a long way to go regarding preparations for compliance with the General […]
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has pleaded with the HHS to move forward on all recommendations for medical device security proposed by the Healthcare Cybersecurity Task Force, seeking quick action to be taken […]
Google Cloud Customers can rest assured that there will be no service disruption or any possibility of falling victim to the hefty penalties of the new GDPR law when it comes into force on May […]
An unencrypted laptop has been stolen from one of its employees in a theft, the second such incident to be discovered in the space of three months, at Rocky Mountain Health Care Services of Colorado […]
In April the German Parliament passed the new Federal Data Protection Act. Being an EU member state, the country sought to replace the old BDSG regulations that have been in existence for the last 40 […]
A phishing attack at the Medical College of Wisconsin has lead to the exposure of approximately 9,500 patients’ protected health information. The hackers gained access to the email accounts of staff member, which included a […]
The November 2017 healthcare Breach Barometer Report has been published by Protenus. Following an unusually particularly bad September, healthcare data breach incidents fell to more normal levels, with 37 breaches recorded during the month of […]
American companies, involved in various businesses on a global scale, will be aware that the introduction of the EU GDPR legislation is just months away. As a result, they have made data privacy their top […]
UPMC Susquehanna, a network of hospitals and health facilities in Williamsport, Wellsboro, and Muncy in Pennsylvania, has revealed that the protected health information of 1,200 patients has possibly been accessed by unauthorized people. Access to […]
The ever-changing digital market necessitated the introduction of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to safeguard privacy and ensure data protection for EU citizens, but what effect will this have on American companies, particularly American tech […]
GDPR’s data breach notification requirements will be significantly different from the existing ones. The regulation tends to move away from the current general notifications and introduces a new practice that embraces policies and procedures. Under […]
With the GDPR’s effective start date, May 25 2018, on the horizon, Human Resource Management departments should be planning on how to undertake the necessary changes that will ensure their operations remain legal when the […]
Personally identifiable information of a limited number of insurance applicants has been exposed online, according to an announcement by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, dba Florida Blue. Florida Blue was made aware of […]
After a burglary at an off-site storage center in East Brunswick, NJ, Otolaryngology Associates of Central Jersey is making patients aware a breach of their protected health information. The thieves removed 13 boxes of paper […]
Amazon has revealed that new security measures have been added to its cloud server that will make it much more difficult for users to misconfigure their S3 buckets and mistakenly leave their data accessible. While […]
It is has been almost two decades since the introduction of the Data Protection Acts (DPAs). As technology develops, business operations and human activities keep changing. The laws governing these activities must keep pace with […]
Patients of Cook County Health and Hospitals System, a health system comprising two hospitals and more than a dozen community health centers in Cook County Illinois, have been made aware of a breach of their […]
There was been a 305% increase in the number of records exposed in data breaches in the 2017 according to a data breach report from Risk Based Security (RBS), a provider of real time information and […]
Time might not be on the side of the UK companies that have not yet begun preparations for GDPR compliance. Most studies indicate that the majority of the United Kingdom’s organizations are at high risk […]
Europe is a couple of months away from enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation. With this limited time, several studies still show that most companies are not prepared for the new requirements. The fact remains […]
In August 2017 malware was discovered to have been installed on one of the computer servers used by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany (CCDA) in its Glens Falls office, which served patients in Saratoga, Warren […]
The introduction of EU General Data Protection Regulation has given rise to many surveys that attempt to investigate the law’s possible impact on businesses. Most of these surveys focus and report on the negative impacts […]
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has introduced the ‘Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act)’ into the legislature in New York.it is hoped that Act will protect New Yorkers from unnecessary breaches […]
The two-year grace period for organizations to align their systems and processes to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements has almost come to an end. This has left many organizations fighting to adjust their processes […]
Two USB drives storing the protected health information of up to 2,000 veterans have been stolen from the Man-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, WA it has been reported. The two USB devices were being […]
The European Union’s approach to online privacy sets new requirements for communications between email marketing companies and their existing customers. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, to be introduced on May 25 2018, […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation is enacted by the European Union on May 25 2018, firms that have established a safe information management process that incorporates offsite workers will be in a position […]
It has recently been discovered that a former employee of the Texas Children’s Health Plan has recieved the protected health information (PHI) of 932 members in a private email. The last known incident where the […]
A new WannaCry ransomware variant has been used to attack FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a Pinehurst, SC-based not for profit health network. WannaCry ransomware was used in worldwide attacks earlier in May. Over 230,000 computers […]
The European Union introduces GDPR at a time when the world needs to strengthen consumer privacy rights and enhance data governance. Given the importance of this law, several studies have been conducted to assess the […]
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) unifies different email laws from across member states. The new law is set to bring greater consistency to how businesses use and store data. GDPR modifies various critical […]
The protected health information (PHI) of almost 8,000 client of Brevard Physician Associates may have been accessed following the theft of an office computer in a recent break in. The burglary happened on September 4, […]
One of the changes that will be introduced with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 includes the delineation of specific obligations on data controllers and processors. Contrary to the current law, the new data […]
A HIPAA Breach has been reported at lawnmower engine manufacturer Briggs Stratton which may have affected 12,789 of its employees and potentially resulted in the exposure of names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, […]
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