Myles Udland reports: Target’s data breach just got more expensive. In a statement, the retailer said its second quarter earnings will include a $148 million charge related to losses regarding the massive data breach which occurred during last year’s holiday shopping season. This is more than the company previously estimated. Read more on BusinessInsider
NIST Unveils Security, Privacy Control Assessment Guide Draft
Anna Forrester reports: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft guidance for federal agencies, contractors and the intelligence community to evaluate the privacy and security controls used on federal information systems and information technology networks NIST said Friday that the “Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans” document (SP…
Data Breaches And Notifications: A Contrarian View? Or More Of The Same?
AlertBoot writes: The Wall Street Journal has an article on how certain executives are questioning the value of notifying the general public on company data breaches. The pay-walled article notes that there are valid reasons against more transparency. The thing is, most of these so-called reasons are self-serving – which is why 47 states have laws requiring…
Ca: 1,628 patients at Kamloops hospital had privacy breached
Dale Bass reports: Royal Inland Hospital has advised 1,628 patients their privacy has been violated. Nancy Serwo, acting administrator at the hospital, said two boxes of records were returned to the hospital on June 16 after they were discovered in a filing cabinet the hospital had donated elsewhere last year. The best estimate of when…
California insurance giants creating massive database of patient records
Tim Logan and Stuart Pfeifer report: Two of California’s largest health insurers are partnering to create a massive database of patient medical records. With just a few strokes of a keyboard, doctors and nurses will be able to access the medical histories of about one in four California residents. Supporters say the effort by Anthem…
UK: Alasdair McDonnell to be investigated over 'serious data breach'
BBC reports: An investigation has been launched into a “serious data breach” after medical files were found by children at a former health centre owned by SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell. The sensitive information was found after the centre on the Ormeau Road in Belfast was demolished, the Irish News has reported. It included names, addresses…