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Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1

compliancesoftware — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:27:00 +0000

All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in …

Medical data breaches soar, according to study

compliancesoftware — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:42:48 +0000

Security breaches among healthcare organizations are soaring. That’s the conclusion of the Second Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security via Medical data breaches soar, according to study.

AT&T says hack attempt affected up to 1 million customers

compliancesoftware — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:59:03 +0000

AT&T on Monday acknowledged an organized attempt to hack information on as many as 1 million AT&T wireless customer accounts, but the company said no accounts were breached via AT&T says hack attempt affected up to 1 million customers.

Healthcare breaches: Do they even matter?

compliancesoftware — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:17:03 +0000

While the healthcare industry moves to invest billions into electronic health records, a steady trail of breaches and broken promises of security is starting to take its toll on patient trust. via Healthcare breaches: Do they even matter?.

UCLA Health System is offering 16,288 patients protection services following a breach of information

compliancesoftware — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:23:43 +0000

The hard drive, taken home by a physician, was encrypted, but the password was written on a piece of paper that also went missing via UCLA Health System is offering 16,288 patients protection services following a breach of information.

HITECH Act Breached Individuals Skyrocket in Latest OCR Web Site Posting

compliancesoftware — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:54:51 +0000

OCR reported a total of 364 such breaches, up from 345 in its previous post in October. The 364 breaches have impacted 18,190,451 persons in breaches reported by covered entities from September 22, 2009—the day prior to the effective date …

Nasdaq Server Breach: 3 Expected Findings

compliancesoftware — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:22:00 +0000

Last week, two experts with knowledge of Nasdaq OMX Groups internal investigation said that while attackers hadnt directly attacked trading servers, they had installed malware on sensitive systems, which enabled them to spy on dozens of company directors via Nasdaq …

Hackers Likely Have Japanese Warplane, Nuclear Data

compliancesoftware — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:36:56 +0000

Attackers likely accessed sensitive data relating to military aircraft, missiles, and nuclear power plant designs and safety systems, said Japanese defense officials. via Hackers Likely Have Japanese Warplane, Nuclear Data – Security – Attacks/breaches – Informationweek.

4 Cyberattacks Cost DoE At Least $2 Million

compliancesoftware — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:36:00 +0000

The Department of Energy’s non-classified IT systems have recently come under successful cyberattacks at least four times, costing the department more than $2 million, the DoE inspector general said in an audit made public Monday via 4 Cyberattacks Cost DoE …

TRICARE Breach Notification in Works

compliancesoftware — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:40:25 +0000

All 4.9 million TRICARE military health plan beneficiaries that were affected by a recent data breach will be notified by mail, but they won’t be offered free credit monitoring services. via TRICARE Breach Notification in Works.