PDC Industry News Feed http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com Most recent posts at PDC Industry News Feed posterous.com Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:52:00 -0700 4/23 - A Rise in Cloud Computing Data Security Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/423-a-rise-in-cloud-computing-data-security-b http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/423-a-rise-in-cloud-computing-data-security-b

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.

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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:52:31 -0700 4/19 - A Look into 2012’s Major Data Security Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/419-a-look-into-2012s-major-data-security-bre http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/419-a-look-into-2012s-major-data-security-bre

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.

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Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:45:00 -0700 4/9 - Medical Center Data Breach Affects 7,000+ Veterans http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/49-medical-center-data-breach-affects-7000-ve http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/49-medical-center-data-breach-affects-7000-ve

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

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:22:00 -0700 4/2 - Washington DSHS Data Breach Affects 600+ Patients http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/42-washington-dshs-data-breach-affects-600-pa http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/42-washington-dshs-data-breach-affects-600-pa

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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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:47:00 -0700 3/25 - Small Businesses Have More to Risk from Data Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/325-small-businesses-have-more-to-risk-from-d http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/325-small-businesses-have-more-to-risk-from-d

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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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:50:00 -0700 3/20 - Salem State Data Breach Affects 25,000 Victims http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/320-salem-state-data-breach-affects-25000-vic http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/320-salem-state-data-breach-affects-25000-vic

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

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:07:00 -0700 3/13 - Health Center Data Breach Exposes 1,400 Patient Records http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/313-health-center-data-breach-exposes-1400-pa http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/313-health-center-data-breach-exposes-1400-pa

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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Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:20:00 -0800 3/7 - Small Businesses at Greater Risk for Data Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/37-small-businesses-at-greater-risk-for-data http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/37-small-businesses-at-greater-risk-for-data

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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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:33:00 -0800 2/25 - Over 2000 Members of Online Community Affected by Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/225-over-2000-members-of-online-community-aff http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/225-over-2000-members-of-online-community-aff

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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Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:37:00 -0800 2/21 - Florida Data Breach Results in Health Insurance Fraud http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/florida-data-breach-results-in-health-insuran http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/florida-data-breach-results-in-health-insuran

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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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:54:00 -0800 2/14 - Data Breach Results in $10 Million Lawsuit http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/214-data-breach-results-in-10-million-lawsuit http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/214-data-breach-results-in-10-million-lawsuit

A data breach occurred recently at the Department of Natural Resources where an employee illegally accessed the driver’s license records of more than 5,000 Minnesota residents.

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Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:02:00 -0800 2/07 - Healthcare Provider Faces Lawsuit over Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/207-healthcare-provider-faces-lawsuit-over-da http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/207-healthcare-provider-faces-lawsuit-over-da

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is facing a $50-million class action lawsuit from 12 patients affected by a data breach. Read more here.

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Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:28:00 -0800 2/01 - Fine of $50,000 for Idaho Hospice Center Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/201-fine-of-50000-for-idaho-hospice-center-da http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/201-fine-of-50000-for-idaho-hospice-center-da

A recent data breach occurred after an employee of an Idaho hospice center had their laptop stolen from inside a car, resulting in a $50,000 fine from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read more here.

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Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:25:00 -0800 1/24 - HIPAA Update: IT Companies Liable for Data Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/124-hipaa-update-makes-it-companies-liable-fo http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/124-hipaa-update-makes-it-companies-liable-fo

Updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act could make IT companies more liable when information regarding patient health is leaked in a data breach. Read more about the update here.

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Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:45:00 -0800 1/2 - University of Michigan Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/12-university-of-michigan-data-breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/12-university-of-michigan-data-breach

A data breach involving the health information of 4,000 patients treated in the University of Michigan Health System has been reported.Read more about this data breach here.

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Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:53:00 -0800 12/20 - Lessons Learned From the Largest Data Breaches in 2012 http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1220-lessons-learned-from-the-largest-data-br http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1220-lessons-learned-from-the-largest-data-br

Large data breaches in 2012 included the data breaches at the South Carolina Department of Revenue and the Utah Department of Health. Read more about the data breaches this year and the lessons to be learned from them here.

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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:18:00 -0800 12/13 - Smartphones Present the Risk of Data Breaches http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1213-smartphones-present-the-risk-of-data-bre http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1213-smartphones-present-the-risk-of-data-bre

Two recent studies suggest that the most common causes of data breaches in healthcare organizations are lost or stolen devices and employee error. Read more about these studies and the findings here.

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Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:29:00 -0800 1.1 Million Affected by Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/11-million-affected-by-data-breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/11-million-affected-by-data-breach

A massive data breach affecting Nationwide and Allied Insurance has exposed the data of over 1.1 million people in the nation. Read more about this data breach.

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Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:56:00 -0800 11/26 - A Thanksgiving Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1126-a-thanksgiving-data-breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1126-a-thanksgiving-data-breach

The Macy’s Day Parade was the venue for an uncanny data breach. Apparently, confetti that rained down on parade-goers contained information regarding crimes and the names, social security numbers, and bank details of police officers. Read more here.

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Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:24:00 -0800 11/20 - Nationwide Data Breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1120-nationwide-data-breach http://personaldatacompliance.posterous.com/1120-nationwide-data-breach

Approximately 28.5 thousand households in the state of Georgia could be affected by an online security breach of Nationwide Insurance Co. Hackers gained access to personal information of policyholders and applicants. Read more here.

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