Memorial Healthcare Systems in Florida was fined $5.5 million for allowing the information of about 115,000 patients to be accessed “impermissibly”. Memorial, which operates 6 hospitals, an urgent care center, a nursing home and other healthcare facilities in South Florida, reported the breach in 2012 – 5 years ago – after it discovered the problem. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to a study by the mega-consulting firm Capgemini, only 21% of banking and insurance executives were highly confident in their ability to detect a breach, never mind defend against one. On the other hand, 83% of consumers trust their bank’s and insurance company’s ability to protect their data. So 4 out of 5 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I think this falls into the category of “well, what did you expect?”. I don’t have a particular stance on this issue; for me it is just an interesting view into our society and the fact that many people are oblivious to the consequences of their actions. In addition, there are clear actions these people […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Unlike the very public fight between the FBI and Apple, the U.S. Government has made many quiet attempts to force tech companies to turn over source code and private encryption keys. In some cases, this was done via civil cases sealed by the court, but in other cases, it was done via a secret order […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For Financial Service firms, the message is clear. Both FINRA and the SEC are looking over your shoulder to make sure that you are taking cyber security seriously. And the fines are not small. From hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, firms big and small are getting whacked with fines. In 2014, the SEC […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I generally stay away from politics in this blog, but this item is an interesting intersection of security and politics. And, it is pretty unique. Most non-public sector businesses don’t have to worry about this. While they may or may not let employees use their business email for personal reasons, there are no laws or […]
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