Apple’s New data security method is hacked in days
Apple’s New data security method is hacked in days We all recognize that it’s crucial to protect the private information of your customers and your company. That’s why some of the world’s best minds are exploring the most creative means of defending against data breaches, large and small. The problem is, some of the world’s […]
University spends time and money to recover from data breach
University spends time and money to recover from data breach Does your company have a sophisticated data security system void of holes and weaknesses? Or does your network leak? Is your system fortified by state of the art, environmentally responsible data destruction practices? Or is your philosophy on a data breach disaster: “It won’t happen […]
Data destruction company is responsible for data breach.
Data destruction company is responsible for data breach. Not all data destruction services are created equal. NHS Surrey, a clinical commissioning group tasked with designing local health services in England, was just fined 200,000 euros after 3,000 patient records were leaked. NHS will now face the arduous task of recovering from the data breach, and […]
Insufficient data destruction leads to data breaches, lawsuits.
Insufficient data destruction leads to data breaches, lawsuits. Loose media causes data breach at health care provider. Patients who had their identity and medical records exposed as the result of a security breach in August, have now filed a class action lawsuit against Advocate Health Care for failing to protect their information. The data breach […]
Healthcare Data Breaches are No Laughing Matter
Healthcare Data Breaches are No Laughing Matter Did you know in 2012 that 1/3 of the data breaches reported were in the Healthcare/medical industry? I came across a great article that deserves a read (article). It discusses all of the major points that we, as a data destruction company, stress to our prospects and clients […]
Data Breach at Cleveland Area Hospital
Just last week it was reported that University Hospital had a hard drive taken from their facility after a third-party vendor performed a routine update to a computer system on their campus. It is not known exactly what information was contained on the drive but it was reported the drive most likely contained patient […]
Healthcare Data Breach in Milwaukee
Another health care data breach was just reported this week, this time it was Milwaukee City employees who were the victims. The breach happened after a Dynacare employee’s car was stolen. In the car was the employees’ purse that had a flash drive in it containing personal health care information (PHI) the Milwaukee Journal […]
2.4 Million Affected by School District Data Breach
It was just recently reported that the Maricopa County Community College District had a major security breach that affected 2.4 million people. To make matters worse, it took them 7 MONTHS before they began to notify those individuals. Those impacted were current and former students as well as employees and vendors. Data Breach The […]
Ramifications of the Target Data Breach
Target announced last week that credit card information from 40 million of their customers had been stolen. This will have negative consequences for all parties involved for months to come. This security breach included not only debit/credit card numbers but their expiration dates, the security codes (CVV) and the customer names. After the security […]
2013 Data Breaches: A Year in Review
This year saw its fair share of data breaches, but the number of actual breaches was surprisingly less than in 2012. However, the number of records reported stolen continues to rise. In 2012, according to Privacy Rights Clearninghouse, all major organization types (healthcare, retail, financial, etc.) reported 684 breaches affecting nearly 28 million records. […]