4/23 - A Rise in Cloud Computing Data Security Breaches

An increase in the collection and processing of data using cloud technology has led to a growing concern for companies as well as data protection authorities.  Read more here to learn about cloud computing challenges and solutions.

4/19 - A Look into 2012’s Major Data Security Breaches

Data security breaches are continuing to grow, in both number and scale. Here's the 2012 summary of the major data breaches that took place.  Read more here.

4/9 - Medical Center Data Breach Affects 7,000+ Veterans

The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA medical center suffered a data breach that affected over 7000 veteran patients on Friday.

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4/2 - Washington DSHS Data Breach Affects 600+ Patients

The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) informed press that a private psychologist contractor’s laptop had been stolen, compromising data regarding 652 patients.

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3/25 - Small Businesses Have More to Risk from Data Breaches

20% of all data breaches affect small businesses with 250 or fewer employees, and nearly 60% of small businesses affected by a data breach will be forced to close within six months of the data breach.

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3/20 - Salem State Data Breach Affects 25,000 Victims

A data breach occurred recently at Salem State University affecting 25,000 current and former students as well as staff.

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3/13 - Health Center Data Breach Exposes 1,400 Patient Records

A data breach occurred recently at the University of Connecticut Health Center, when a former employee inappropriately accessed approximately 1,400 patient records.

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3/7 - Small Businesses at Greater Risk for Data Breaches

A survey done by the Ponemon Institute on small businesses in the U.S. found over half (55%) have suffered a data breach, and most of those involved electronic records

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2/25 - Over 2000 Members of Online Community Affected by Data Breach

Educause, a non-profit community for IT professionals focused on higher education, recently suffered a data breach affecting 1,800 college and 300 corporate members.

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2/21 - Florida Data Breach Results in Health Insurance Fraud

A data breach occurred at Mid-Florida Urological Associates, where medical assistant Selina Rodriguez allegedly illegally accessed patient records from Orlando Health.

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