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Watch those portable devices, Tuesday edition

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dissent

Maryland-based HomeCall Inc. recently notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office that an employee’s portable point-of-care device was stolen.   The device contained names, addresses, SSN, medical record number, diagnoses, and treatment information.   HomeCall reports that the device was “multi-level password protected” (but not encrypted). In correspondence to those affected, HomeCall stated that the device required a user/pass to login and then a second user/pass to access the program containing the patients’ electronic medical records.  Eleven Maryland residents were notified of the breach and the company subsequently encrypted all portable devices.

What a pity that so many entities wait until after they’ve had a breach to encrypt.  After all this time, is there really still any excuse not to either  have encrypted sensitive data on devices or have implemented some equally effective security?

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