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• Florida Government Hard Drives Stolen For Games

  Many, if not most, data security professionals will tell you that you should run a risk assessment and accordingly develop your plans for securing information, sensitive or otherwise. Then there are others who will counsel that one should secure as much... Posted Apr 20 2018, 07:57 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, hard drive encryption, data at rest encryption, hard disk encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, external drive encryption software, personal information encryption, government encryption

• Panera Data Breach: Further Proof That People Need Strong Data Security Laws

  Panera Bread has a public relations fiasco on its hands. It has embroiled itself in one of the most tragicomic data breaches the world has seen in a while, a breach that could have been easily avoided. Dylan Houlihan, the finder and eventual whistleblower... Posted Apr 05 2018, 02:31 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, computer data security, encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption

• Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches Law Nets 31 Reports In 3 Weeks

  A new Australian law appears to be succeeding in finally unveiling the current state of data breaches in the Land Down Under. According to a release by the country's information commissioner's office (the OAIC), thirty-one data breaches were reported... Posted Mar 23 2018, 03:44 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, laptop encryption, data security, computer data security, information security, data at rest encryption, identity theft, endpoint security breach, encryption law, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, Australia encryption, data in motion encryption, government encryption, healthcare

• Fresno State Hard Drive Stolen, 15000 Affected

  At least 15,000 California State University, Fresno "student athletes, sports-camp attendees, and Athletic Corporation employees" were affected by a data breach earlier in the year, according to kmph.com and other news sites. A hard drive, 18... Posted Mar 09 2018, 02:42 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, laptop encryption, law, hard drive encryption, data theft prevention, computer data security, identity theft, disk encryption, hard disk encryption, endpoint security breach, hdd encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, media encryption and protection, portable drive encryption, external drive encryption software, personal information encryption

• HIPAA Breach Results In Lawsuit And Countersuit Between Aetna and KCC

  Reuters reported earlier this month that Aetna, the health insurance company, and Kurtzman Carson Consultants (KCC), an administrative-support services provider, have sued each other over a mishandled class action settlement notification. Last year, Aetna... Posted Feb 23 2018, 03:03 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: HIPAA, data security, law, file encryption, data at rest encryption, encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, file security, personal information encryption, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, data in motion encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, healthcare

• HIPAA Security Trickle-down? Notifications State Sensitive Information Not Contained In Stolen Devices

  According to databreaches.net , two medical entities recently alerted patients of a data breach: Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) and Nevro Corporation. In the case of EMMC, an external hard drive went missing. For Nevro, a number of laptops were stolen... Posted Feb 08 2018, 06:44 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, HIPAA, law, computer data security, data at rest encryption, identity theft, disk encryption, computer encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, healthcare