Ghostery, a privacy and security-related browser extension and mobile browser application, breached the newly introduced European Union GDPR Data Privacy legislation with the email it distributed to it’s users to advise them of changes in Data […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now enforceable in all European Union (EU) states. All businesses, not just those in EU Member States, are affected by it if they employ, hire, trade with, or […]
Purdue University have been discovered two security breaches that may have lead to unauthorized people obtaining access to the protected health information of patients. During April Purdue University’s security team identified a file on computers […]
The General Data Protection regulations have just kicked in in all European Union (EU) Member States. Due to this, if your business or organization employs, trades with, buys or sells to or from an individual […]
Boston-based Steward Healthcare System fired a psychiatrist for breaching HIPAA Rules but must now show evidence to jury that he did so. The psychiatrist, Dr. Alexander Lipin, argues he was relieved of his position due to […]
Social Media giant Facebook has launched two new features to help businesses better protect people’s privacy and respond to privacy requests following the introduction of the new European Union GDPR legislation last week. The two […]
There was a provision included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, passed in 2009, for the Department of Health and Human Services to share a portion of HIPAA settlements with […]
Aultman Health Foundation, which operates Aultman Hospital in Canton, OH, is alerting around 42,600 patients that some of their protected health information may have been accessed due to a phishing attack. Unauthorized and unknown people […]
In the United Kingdom the national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, Mike Cherry, has stated that the majority of smaller firms were still working on their compliance with the new European Union General […]
At the end of May, the General Data Protection Regulation becomes law across all European Union Member States. This legislation aims to provide greater protection of the data of all EU citizens wherever they reside. […]
By implementing the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) Standard, healthcare organizations can identify and restrict email spoofing and abuse of their domains; however, relatively few healthcare groups are using DMARC for spam filtering, […]
A completed and signed HIPAA release form must be obtained from an individual before their protected health information can be distributed to other people or groups, except in the case of routine disclosures for treatment, […]
New privacy group noyb (None of Your Business) has filed three lawsuits against Facebook and one lawsuit against Google claiming that the companies are not complying with the newly-introduced General Data Protection Regulation as they […]
The newly-introduced European Union General Data Protection Regulation has far-reaching effects on businesses and organizations that deal with, or employ, European Union citizens anywhere in the world. One of the main business sectors affected by […]
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology (APP) a Rochester, Minnesota-based health organization has suffered a ransomware attack that targeted several computers that stored patients’ protected health data. The ransomware attack was identified on March 31, 2018. […]
Under the General Data Protection (GDPR) legislation, which becomes effective tomorrow, Friday May 25, individuals who are European Union (EU) citizens have eight fundamental rights. Many EU citizens, and companies that have collected their personal […]
Baltimore-based healthcare provider LifeBridge Health has revealed, in a press release issued on May 16, that it had encountered a data breach. While the release made no reference to number of patients impacted at the time […]
In Ireland the police (Gardai) have warned the public to be extra diligent ahead of the introduction of the new European Union data protection legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this Friday May 25. With […]
With the May 25 introduction date the the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation looming, computing giant Microsoft has announced that it will be extending the core privacy rights of the new EU legislation on […]
Chief Executive of Isme, Neil McDonnell, has pleaded with data-protection bodies to be “instructive, rather than punitive”, towards SMEs (small and medium enterprises), with the May 25 introduction date for the European Union’s General Data […]
A May 17, 2018 ransomware attack that took part of the network belonging to Allied Physicians Group of Michiana out of action following the encryption of several files on its network. At present it remains unclear […]
The General Data Protection Regulation will be enforceable from Friday, May 25. Consequently, there has been a lot of media coverage of this new European Union leglisation. There are a lot of misconceptions concerning what […]
As of this Friday, May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect in all European Union (EU) states. Many countries who are not members of the EU remained unconcerned about the requirements of […]
The protected health information of 2,553 patients of Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc., of Baton Rouge, LA has been impacted following the theft of a laptop computer. The missing laptop was noticed by the group […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a pivotal piece of legislation, but why is HIPAA so significant? What alternations did HIPAA introduce and what are the advantages that it allocate to the […]
One of the rights ensured to European Union citizens under GDPR is their right to access personal data. In addition to having access to their personal data file, EU citizens also have a right to […]
The protected health information of 2,553 patients of Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc., of Baton Rouge, LA has been stolen following the theft of a A laptop computer containing. The theft in question was noticed by […]
From May 25, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforceable in all European Union Member States. What many groups do not realize is that if they have any interactions with staff members or […]
While the General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect on May 25 there seems to be no guarantee that businesses and organizations will be ready. GDPR is aimed at protecting the personal data of all […]
General Data Protection Regulations become law in every European Union member state at the end of this month. Aimed at protecting the personal data of all European Union citizens, GDPR has a direct effect on […]
The European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee is holding a series of meetings this week to go through a number of aspects concerning the introduction of the new General Data Protection Requirement on May 25. The […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations come into effect in the last week of May. These guidelines are aimed at protecting the rights of EU citizens. Businesses that employ, or do business with, EU citizens […]
The General Data Protection Regulation becomes law in every European Union State on May 25. This legislation is aimed at protecting the personal data of all European Union citizens—around the globe. GDPR has a direct […]
For some companies, being compliant with GDPR rules has resulted in a major outay of cash. The new legislation — effective May 25 — is aimed at protecting the data of every EU citizen anywhere […]
An error has caused a database utilized by Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas (CPRF) to have its safeguard switched off for 10 months, making the protected health information (PHI) of 8,300 patients accessible. The […]
Google Drive can deemed as compliant and non-compliant with HIPAA. This is due to the fact that compliance is less about technology and more about how technology is utilized on a daily basis. Even a […]
As of May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation go into effect in all European Union member states. However, this legislation aimed at protecting the data of all EU citizens anywhere in the world has […]
Capital Digestive Care, a Silver Spring, MD-based gastroenterology group has revealed that one of its business associates shared files to a commercial cloud server that did not have proper security controls, exposing the protected health […]
The General Data Protection Regulations come into power on May 25. This legislation aims to protect the personal data of all European Union citizens — no matter where they live. GDPR has a direct effect […]
Capital Digestive Care, a Silver Spring, MD-based gastroenterology group has revealed that one of its business associates shared files to a commercial cloud server that dd not have appropriate security controls, exposing the protected health […]
From May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation will be enforceable. This document is aimed at protecting the right to privacy of European Union citizens anywhere in the world. Any company that has EU employees […]
A recently-published Black Book Research report shows that approximately 90% of healthcare groups have encountered a data violation since Q3 2016, yet IT security investment at 88% of hospitals remains at 2016 figures. This information is […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations come into effect the last week of May. These guidelines are aimed at protecting the rights of EU citizens. Businesses that employ or do business with EU citizens must […]
Healthcare groups are, more and more, using the cloud to meet their IT requirements, but while there are many benefits to be had from moving applications, infrastructure and data center operations to the cloud, managing […]
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which becomes law in every European Union member state at the end of this month, every individual has what is referred to as “the right to be informed”. […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers has provided a solid example of what a business-to-business re-permissioning email for GDPR compliance should look like. The email clearly explains why PwC is asking permission to continue to send emails, what type of information […]
On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect for all European Union member states. This legislation, designed to safeguard the data of all EU citizens also affects any business or organization […]
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has moved to dispel the two most common myths that, she says, are being associated with the coming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation that will be enforceable in the UK […]
According to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), soon to be implemented in all European Union Member States, every EU citizen — no matter where in the world they is residing — has the right […]
By now, most company owners will have heard more than they want to about the General Data Protection Regulation, commonly referred to as GDPR. Since 25th May 2018, businesses that process personal data relating to […]
The General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in all EU states in late May. Among its clauses is the right to data portability. This allows individuals to acquire and use their own personal […]
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