FTC’s Additonal Rules for HIPAA Security The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a rule which gives more scope to the data breach notification rules as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The addition targets companies that provide health info in an online storage facitlity. Things like Google Health or Healthvault [...]
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FTC’s Additional Rules for HIPAA Security
Posted: 23rd August 2009 by admin in Compliance, Government Security, HIPAA, risk assessment, Security AssesmentTags: Federal Trade Commission, Health care, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, security rule
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Stolen laptop with employee information- yet again
Posted: 7th August 2009 by admin in Corporate Stupidity, Identity theftTags: American International Group, Consultants, HSBC, network security, Pretty Good Privacy, security, United States
Stolen laptop with employee information- yet again The Associated Press reported that a Williams Cos. Inc. laptop containing personal and compensation information was stopen from a workers vehicle. The laptop had over 4,400 current and former employees records. Information like names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and compensation data was on it. How many times [...]