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Why Medical Identity Theft Is Such A Big Deal

The insurance trade rag Property And Casualty 360 wrote about medical identity theft and the impact is staggering. First just one example breach – A physician office’s server, which contained unencrypted information on 2,500 patients, was hacked and encrypted. The hackers demanded $50,000 to unencrypt the information and return control of the server. That obviously, […]

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More Sony News

CORRECTION:  I said below that the hackers stole 25 GB of data.  According to CSO Online, they RELEASED 25 GB of data and this is only a fraction of what they stole. UPDATE:  Brian Krebs (KrebsOnSecurity.com) is now reporting additional information: The attackers stole 25 GB of data The malware destroyed data on an unknown […]

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Cyber Security Weaknesses Would Reduce The Sales Price Of An Acquisition

An Article last week in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette written by the law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, stated what I would think is obvious, but apparently not. 78 percent of global dealmakers report that cybersecurity isn’t a part of the due diligence process before mergers and acquisitions. And why, you ask, is that […]

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