Archive for May, 2010
207,000 US Army Reservists Breached by Stolen Laptop
In another serious breach involving the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of US military personnel, the United States Army Reserves has reported the theft of three laptop computers, one of which contained a CD in the CD-ROM drive. Said CD contained the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of more than 207,000 reservists.
GovInfo Security reports that [...]
HIMSS Report Reveals False Sense of Security for Patient Data
A report from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) reveals some interesting new findings about the state of data security in the healthcare sector and, as most would agree, healthcare-related data is among the most sensitive of all. Healthcare IT News has a very helpful summary article about the report, and a blog [...]
Rip of the Week: Psychiatric Hospital Breaches Data of 24,600
Here’s another medical data breach–and a second one from Kentucky recently, no less. Last week’s Rip involved Bowling Green, with a breach of 5,418. This week, we’re hearing about Our Lady of Peace, a psychiatric hospital.
Officials there are sending letters to 24,600 patients affected by the loss of a flash drive. The Courier-Journal reports, and [...]
Tip of the Week: Get Good Laptop Insurance
Most of our focus here is on preventing laptop theft, recovering laptops, encrypting data, and so on. That is, keeping your data safe, and your hardware in your own hands. But in the event your laptop is lost or stolen, it’s mighty handy to have the actual hardware cost covered, even while MyLaptopGPS works to [...]
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