Community Health Systems’ bad patching practices are nothing compared to its poor encryption, network monitoring, fraud detection, and data segmentation, experts say. Read more on Dark Reading. If HHS wants to go after CHS, this article certainly lays out the technical security safeguards that may not have been in place.
Month: August 2014
Interactive Map of Breach-Notification Laws in the EU
Interactive Map of Breach-Notification Status European member states are in the process of adopting laws and regulations that require businesses operating in their countries to notify government agencies and affected individuals when they experience breaches of personal data. Even as the EU Directive on Data Protection is being reviewed and might be replaced by a…
When Doctors Have the Right to Speak: Room for Debate
The New York Times addresses an issue I’ve discussed here before: under what circumstances can the state limit doctors’ speech. While I’ve focused on Florida’s “Docs vs. Glocks” law, another law, passed in two states and upheld at the appellate level, prohibits licensed practitioners from offer conversion therapy to minors. Read the introduction to the…
UPS Store discovers malware intrusion; notifies customers at 51 franchise locations
From the uh-oh dept.: UPS Store, on behalf of 51 franchise center locations writes: We are writing to notify you of an incident that involves certain of your personal information. The UPS Store, Inc. (“The UPS Store”), among many other U.S. retailers, recently received a government bulletin regarding a broad-based malware intrusion targeting retailers in the United…
St. Louis housing complex manager admits stealing identities
Robert Patrick reports: The manager of the Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex here has admitted stealing the personal information of residents and using it file false tax returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Marsha Harrington, 42, used tenants’ Social Security numbers and other personal information, filed false tax returns and kept the refunds, they said. Two…
Hacking Exposed 78% Of All Records Compromised In First Half Of 2014
RiskBased Security reports: We are pleased to release our Data Breach QuickView report that shows that 2014 is on pace to replace 2013 as the highest year on record for exposed records, and the recently reported exposure of 1.2 billion email addresses and user names has not been included. The 1331 incidents reported during the first half…