The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Warwickshire County Council in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) following the theft of two laptops and the loss of a memory stick. The laptops, which were unencrypted and not physically secured or locked away, were stolen from council offices. They held sensitive personal information relating to…
Online Thieves Take $205,000 Bite Out of Missouri Dental Practice
Brian Krebs reports: Organized computer criminals yanked more than $200,000 out of the online bank accounts of a Missouri dental practice this month, in yet another attack that exposes the financial risks that small- to mid-sized organizations face when banking online. Dentists working at the Smile Zone, a Springfield, Mo. based dental practice that caters…
National Health Information Privacy & Security Week
National Health Information Privacy & Security Week is April 11-17. AHIMA, has some free resources available, here. Unfortunately, a Google search for the event turns up more hits for merchandise than actual substance. If you learn of any interesting or unique events that are scheduled for the week, let us know!
Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup: Upcoming Meeting
The Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup meets on Thursday, April 1 from 10:00 – noon, EST. Directions on how to participate can be found on the HHS website, here. Plan on testing your system ahead of time.
Gateway Community College also reported breach
So while I was looking for information on the Three Rivers Community College report, I stumbled across another incident handled by csIDentity.com. The page is no longer available except in Google’s cache: During a recent security review of the computers at Gateway Community College, it was discovered that certain personal information associated with a number…
Three Rivers reports possible data breach
Jenna Cho reports: Three Rivers Community College may have suffered a security breach due to unauthorized access to its computer network, according to information on its Web site Tuesday. A notice on the college’s site says: Dear Sir or Madam, During a recent review of computers at Three Rivers Community College, a potential breach in…