Security News

Why a Furniture Maker Had to Report a Health Data Breach
2019-04-18 21:18

Many Employers Have Health Data That Must Be Protected Under HIPAASometimes, even a furniture manufacturer must report a health data breach to comply with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule....

Tracking Common Causes of Recent Health Data Breaches
2019-04-01 20:48

Analyzing Trends Reflected on 'Wall of Shame' Tally So Far This YearWhat are the most common causes of major health data breaches that have been added to the official federal tally so far this...

Medical Weed Dispensary Exposes Health Data for Thousands
2019-03-30 13:00

As to how the breach happened, the company is so far keeping details tightly rolled up.

Analyzing the $7.5 Million UCLA Health Data Breach Settlement
2019-03-29 17:48

A proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against ULCA Health in the wake of a 2015 cyberattack affecting 4.5 million individuals stands apart from other settlements because it...

Health Data Hacking Incident Affects 400,000
2019-03-05 20:33

Columbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane Reports BreachColumbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane has reported a breach impacting 400,000 individuals, the largest added to the federal health data...

Misconfiguration Leads to Major Health Data Breach
2019-02-21 20:48

UW Medicine Notifying Nearly 1 Million Patients of Data ExposureA misconfigured database at UW Medicine in Washington state that left patient data exposed on the internet for several weeks...

Congress Scrutinizes Facebook Health Data Privacy Complaint
2019-02-20 21:03

Committee Demands Answers About Consumers' Complaint Filed With FTCA Congressional committee is demanding Facebook provide answers concerning a complaint filed with the FTC alleging misleading...

Health Data Security: The Most Promising Technologies
2019-02-11 21:48

Analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly playing promising roles in healthcare data security, say Ron Mehring, CISO at Texas Health Resources, a large delivery...

Health Data Breach Tally: What's New?
2019-02-04 22:03

Hacks, Thefts and Business Associate Breaches Among the Incidents AddedSome 22 health data breaches reported to regulators in 2019 - including hacking incidents and thefts of unencrypted devices -...

Government Shutdown: Impact on Health Data Security, Privacy
2019-01-24 19:48

HIPAA Enforcement Agency Open, But Regulatory Activity Slows DownSome regulatory activity related to health data privacy and security is on hold as a result of the partial government shutdown. But...