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 Information Security is the Most Difficult.
IT security is no cakewalk to begin with, but healthcare IT security is by far the most difficult. They have compliances and standards to meet, HIPAA for example, like all other sectors; but it’s the transfer, storage, and access of information that is most difficult to control and monitor. In the financial sector everything […]
Onsite Data Destruction: How do I get started?
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What are the consequences of not having an onsite data destruction plan?
Wouldn’t it be nice if data at rest did not have to be a concern on a failed hard drive, or on old assets being removed from your network? It would, right? Unfortunately that type of future will not be ours anytime soon. What are the REAL consequences of not having an onsite data destruction […]
Indiana University reports potential data breach
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