The new BakerHostetler report on data security incidents says that human error was the largest cause of data security incidents, accounting for 36%. Their finding is consistent with the new Ponemon report that also puts employee error as the number one cause, at 39% But then you read RBS’s report on 2014 breaches where they say that 67%…
Month: May 2015
Health Industry Can’t Protect Your Records from Hackers: Report
Herb Weisbaum reports: Your medical records are a prime target for hackers and identity thieves, but the healthcare industry is not prepared to deal with a surge in data breaches, security incidents and criminal attacks, according to a new report by the Ponemon Institute released on Thursday. “Organizations in the healthcare space are not playing…
Ca: Newfoundland patient data breach investigated (updated)
The Canadian Press reports: A health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador is investigating a breach of confidentiality after a document containing patient information was picked up off hospital property in Grand Falls-Windsor. Central Health CEO Rosemarie Goodyear says the document obtained by a local news outlet had information on 16 patients, including name, age and…
Rushed data breach notification can aid the attackers
Eric M. Friedman of Stroz Friedberg argues that rushing data breach notification may aid the criminals and cause greater harm to the very consumers we are trying to protect by notification. He writes, in part: One of the most important and time consuming tasks is scanning the massive corporate network for evidence of intrusion. These…
KS: Army private accused of stealing fellow soldiers’ identities while at Fort Riley
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Todd M. Newbrough, a former Army private stationed at Fort Riley, has been charged in federal court in Topeka with with four counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of computer fraud. The indictment alleges that Newbrough used personal identity information of…
FL Dept. of Health documents of 5 patients stolen
News13 reports that sensitive information on five patients was in a “secure briefcase” stolen from a Florida Department of Health employee’s vehicle. The state knew about the March 31st theft on April 1, but only notified patients this week, it seems. One of the victims, Chris Kibodeaux, didn’t learn until Thursday that his name, social…