Damon Adams reports: The BlueCross BlueShield Assn. should expand credit protection and increase identity theft insurance to physicians affected when a laptop computer containing doctors’ personal information was stolen from an employee’s car, according to policy adopted by the American Medical Association House of Delegates. The new policy calls for the Blues association to offer…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
Ca: Lost laptops shock watchdog
Gordon Kent reports: Alberta’s privacy watchdog says he’s “stunned” by a report the city has lost an average of one laptop a month that could contain personal data. Only half the 48 laptop disappearances over the last four years were investigated, and just once did officials look into whether a lost or stolen computer contained…
UK: Report suggests discrepancy between reported and actual data loss incidents
A study released by the Ponemon Institute suggests that the number of reported data loss incidents in the UK is significantly higher than 415 reported to the Information Commissioners’ Office. According to the Ponemon report, which was sponsored by Lumension, six out of 10 UK companies have data loss including sensitive information as a result…
HIMSS Survey: Business Associates not up to speed on HITECH
Today, HIMSS released a new report, 2009 HIMSS Analytics Report: Evaluating HITECH’s Impact on Healthcare Privacy and Security. Commissioned by ID Experts, HIMSS surveyed senior information technology (IT) executives, Chief Security Officers, Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs), Chief Information Security Officers and Chief Privacy Officers at hospitals throughout the United States.They also surveyed business associates…
UK: Burglary and theft account for a third of data security breaches
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a press release: New figures from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) reveal that burglaries and theft are the single biggest security risks for organisations processing people’s personal details. 711 organisations across the public, private and third sectors have reported security breaches to the ICO since 25 million child…
Resource: Comparing breach notification laws
“International Security Breach Notification Survey” is a new resource prepared by Foley & Larnder LLP and Eversheds LLP, November 2009. The report summarizes and compares the laws in various countries in tabular format, with comparisons based on: Notice Requirements (to who – (i)individual and (ii)regulator?), Timing of Disclosure (does it have to be done in…