Darren Pauli reports: Security breaches resulting in the loss of personal data have almost halved this year compared with 2009 figures, according to Microsoft. While theft, loss of equipment and reckless data disposal still account for the lion’s share of data breaches, total incidents have fallen by some 46 percent in the first half of 2010 compared…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
A third of Spanish hospitals breach the Data Protection Act
One in three Spanish hospitals are in breach of the Data Protection behave, disturbing research has revealed. Some 30 per cent of public hospitals have no measures in place to prevent the loss of, or unauthorised access to, patients’ data during transport or whilst filed. A further 40 per cent of state hospitals, and 15…
Most large companies seeing more hack attacks, survey shows
Ellen Messmer reports: Is this year turning out to be even worse for getting hacked than last year? That’s what a survey of 350 IT and network professionals would indicate, with large companies in particular reporting this to be worse than last in terms of suffering at least one network intrusion of their user machines,…
Oracle database admins acknowledge security gaps
From the this-does-not-inspire-confidence dept.: Ellen Messmer reports: Database security is rife with pitfalls, according to 430 Oracle database administrators surveyed by the Independent Oracle Users Group. According to the results of the survey released last month, fewer than 30% encrypt personally identifiable information in all their databases, while about 75% acknowledge their organizations do not…
School Lunch Risk: Audit of Metro Schools in Nashville Reveals Students’ SSN Not Adequately Protected
Deanna Lambert reports: Channel 4 News has learned Social Security numbers of Metro Nashville Public Schools students were not adequately protected, and the slip-up was traced back to the lunch line. In some Metro Schools, students can’t get lunch without going through a computer. An audit suggests that Metro Schools needs more protection and better…
Two More Courts Close the Doors on Data Breach Plaintiffs
Venkat Balasubramani discusses two recent court decisions that turned data breach plaintiffs away. The first case is the Hannaford case, discussed previously on this blog, but I was surprised to learn that the Providence Health System breach finally was decided: Paul v. Providence Health System-Oregon, (Ore. Ct. App. Oct. 6, 2010): this case involved the…