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• Smartphone Security: Phone Theft Drops In Cities As Kill Switches Take Hold

  Reuters is reporting the unsurprising news that London, New York City, and San Francisco are seeing dramatic drops in smartphone thefts after the implementation of kill switches on devices became mandatory. The ability to encrypt the contents of these... Posted Feb 12 2015, 06:14 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: mobile data security, data security, law, data theft prevention, mobile data encryption, mobile hdd encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, encryption service provider, media encryption and protection, best encryption, government encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, iPhone security, iPhone protection, smartphone protection, smartphone security, smartphone encryption, bring-your-own-device, BYOD, MDM

• Laptop Encryption: Beth Israel Deaconess To Pay $100K To Settle Breach Of Personal Laptop

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center will settle with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office to the tune of $100,000 for causing a data breach when a laptop computer was stolen from it campus. This amount is on top of the $500,000 that the hospital... Posted Nov 25 2014, 06:15 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: HIPAA, laptop encryption, law, information security, laptop security, laptop safe, encryption software, laptop encryption solution, laptop security software, laptop data security, laptop hdd encryption, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, cost of lost laptops, encryption law, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, hospital encryption, bring-your-own-device, consumerization of IT, BYOD, MDM, healthcare

• Alberta Health Information Act Updated For Breach Disclosure Notifications

  Alberta, Canada is updating its books so that the breach of medical information is disclosed ASAP. The original legislation had a number of good points although it didn't include a mandate for the use of medical encryption software for laptops used... Posted May 09 2014, 05:52 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data security, law, data theft prevention, endpoint security, laptop security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, laptop data security, hdd encryption software, laptop hdd encryption, encryption law, PIPEDA, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, encryption standard, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, hospital encryption, PIPA, bring-your-own-device, BYOD

• Smartphone Security: Thefts Doubled In 2013 And Other Stats

  According to Consumer Reports , 3.1 million smartphones were stolen in 2013, a significant increase from the 1.6 million smartphones thefts the previous year. Despite the tremendous growth in purloined smart devices , the same report found that most people... Posted Apr 23 2014, 05:23 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: device encryption, data security, data theft prevention, computer data security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, encryption software provider, encryption service provider, media encryption and protection, personal information encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, Android security, Android protection, tablet security, tablet encryption, iPhone security, iPhone protection, tablet protection, smartphone protection, smartphone security, smartphone encryption, bring-your-own-device, consumerization, consumerization of IT, BYOD, iPad security, iPad encryption, iPad protection, MDM

• HIPAA Laptop Encryption: Gig Harbor Psychologist Must Undergo Mental Health Evalation Over Suspended License

  One of the most bizarre data breach stories I've heard over the years has reared its head again. According to thenewstribune.com , disgraced psychologist Dr. Sunil Kakar will have to undergo a mental health evaluation if he wants to resume practice... Posted Mar 26 2014, 07:19 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, device encryption, HIPAA, data theft prevention, cryptography software, data at rest encryption, encryption software, encrypted notebook, laptop encryption solution, laptop data security, hdd encryption software, laptop hdd encryption, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, cost of lost laptops, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, bring-your-own-device, BYOD, MDM

• BYOD Encryption: Personal Flashdrive Breached IRS Employees' Info, 20K Affected

  BYOD encryption is not just for ensuring smartphone security and tablet protection. Flashdrives are devices that employees bring from home, too, and have been at the center of some remarkable data breaches. And, it doesn't look like they'll be... Posted Mar 19 2014, 04:28 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: device encryption, data security, mobile data encryption, secure digital assets, usb drive encryption, data at rest encryption, encryption software, endpoint security breach, mobile hdd encryption, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, persistent encryption, encryption law, usb device security, usb device protection, data security provider, encryption service provider, encryption standard, media encryption and protection, personal information encryption, bring-your-own-device, consumerization, BYOD, MDM