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• 47.5 GB of PHI Left Exposed on the Cloud. (That's 316,000 PDFs)

  According to gizmodo.com , security researchers at Kromtech Security Center found a wide-open Amazon Web Services (AWS) bucket that contained over 300,000 PDFs, each one a medical file that would fall under the governance of the Health Insurance Portability... Posted Oct 13 2017, 02:56 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: HIPAA, data security, law, computer data security, information security, file encryption, data at rest encryption, identity theft, cost of software security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, best encryption, medical data encryption, patient data encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, cloud security, healthcare

• Equifax Data Breach Continues To Bear Poisoned Fruit

  About two weeks ago, when Equifax first revealed their massive data breach, it was noted by many that the company didn't appear to be prepared nor equipped to deal with the demands of whatever contingency plans they had prepared for the day they would... Posted Sep 22 2017, 03:12 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, law, security, encrypted data, computer data security, identity theft, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, best encryption, government encryption, financial information encryption, cloud security

• Equifax Hack Affects 143 Million SSNs

  Equifax, one of the three largest credit reporting agencies in the US, announced yesterday that they have been hacked. The leaked information includes full names, SSNs, birth dates, and addresses, among other data. It's not the biggest hack to date... Posted Sep 08 2017, 08:05 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, security, computer data security, information security, PCI, identity theft, endpoint security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, server encryption, government encryption

• Delaware Updates Data Breach Notification Rules

  Delaware, the second-smallest state but the leader in business incorporations, at least within the USA, has updated its legal framework regarding data breach notifications. Beginning on August 14, 2018, companies that experience a data breach must notify... Posted Aug 25 2017, 03:57 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, security, encrypted data, computer data security, data at rest encryption, identity theft, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, government encryption, healthcare

• NIST Guy Who Came Up With Hair-Tearing Password Requirements Says He's Sorry

  The "NIST midlevel manager" who came up with the crazy password requirements – well, technically, recommendations. You know, must include special characters, uppercase and lower case letters, alphanumeric – says that he's sorry and that... Posted Aug 11 2017, 05:08 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, security, computer data security, information security, password protection, computer encryption software, encryption software provider, encryption service provider, government encryption

• Customs and Border Protection Admits They Cannot Search Remote Data

  Earlier this week, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded to Senator Ron Wyden's inquiries regarding electronic device searches at US borders (more specifically, airports). As numerous media outlets have relayed, CBP "admitted"... Posted Jul 28 2017, 04:05 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, device encryption, law, encrypted data, mobile data encryption, computer data security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, laptop encryption provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, government encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, Android security, tablet security, tablet encryption, iPhone security, smartphone security, smartphone encryption, iPad security, iPad encryption, cloud security