Because we don’t have a privacy commissioner who actually — gasp — investigates breaches and issues findings, and all we have is HHS which doesn’t publish its findings and leaves us generally in the dark, this report out of Canada is especially interesting. The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board…
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Ca: Alberta health board cleared in records breach
The Alberta privacy commissioner’s office has found that the province’s health board had reasonable security measures in place when a virus targeted a computer network in July, potentially affecting the personal health information of thousands of people. “AHS [Alberta Health Services] had an anti-malware system, firewalls and an intrusion detection system in place. In my…
Jon Stewart on TSA’s security gaffe
If you’ve been following the Transportation Security Administration’s gaffe in posting a manual online that was not securely redacted, you might enjoy Jon Stewart’s take on it all. I posted this to Chronicles of Dissent, but realized that heck, since it is a commentary on inadequate security…. enjoy! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon…
Heartland Lawsuit Dismissed, “Insufficient Evidence” Of Weak Security
Evan Schuman discusses a judge’s dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems over on StorefrontBacktalk, here, that is well worth reading.
UMC patients at risk of identity theft may wait 60 days to find out
Marshall Allen follows up on a UMC breach and shows how HITECH’s 60-day notification deadline is being used by the hospital to its fullest: Kathy Silver, CEO of University Medical Center, learned three weeks ago that names, birth dates and Social Security numbers for at least 21 patients were leaked from the hospital — a…
HSBC whistleblower in hiding amid money-laundering investigation
The Times Online has more details on the HSBC breach that is causing some international conflict. Earlier, HSBC had reported that an employee had stolen some client data (on fewer than 10 clients) and sold it to French authorities who were seeking to investigate French citizens who were using Swiss banks to avoid paying taxes….