An Unencrypted Thumb Drive Costs a Medical Practice $150,000

An Unencrypted Thumb Drive Costs a Medical Practice $150,000

Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C. of Concord, Mass. must pay a $150,000 HIPAA penalty after losing 2,200 patient records. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights, the HIPAA penalty occurred when an unencrypted thumb drive was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. In addition, the medical practice failed...

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Duleep Pillai
January 21, 2014
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An Unencrypted Thumb Drive Costs a Medical Practice $150,000

Law Firms and The BYOD Trend: How to Manage Potential Security Risks

Law firms are rapidly adopting the “bring your own device” trend to improve productivity and efficiencies. But there’s a problem — Using BYOD can impact your law firm’s security.  This can be addressed by creating BYOD policies. It’s critical to define your employee rights and appropriate use of mobile devices in order to protect your...

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Duleep Pillai
January 20, 2014
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An Unencrypted Thumb Drive Costs a Medical Practice $150,000

Retailers Beware: BlackPOS Continues To Attack Merchants In The U.S.

It hasn’t been that long since the Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus security breaches, and now cybersecurity firm IntelCrawler has discovered at least six ongoing attacks at other U.S. merchants. Retailers in California and New York were among those compromised by the latest attacks. They haven’t revealed how many individuals were affected. It appears the...

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Duleep Pillai
January 19, 2014
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