Most of us are familiar with the classic spy stories of intrigue, deception and espionage. Whether it was from watching a James Bond movie or reading a Tom Clancy novel, we’ve been introduced to a world of high-risk infiltration missions and crazy gadgets portrayed in these tales. These stories are exciting and for the longest…
While Cignet is recovering from the shock of $4.3 million fine slapped on it for HIPAA violation, barely two days later, the General Hospital Corporation and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc. or better known as the Mass General gets hit with a fine of $1 million penalty for blatant exposure of patients’ records in a…
While the financial services regulatory reform bill signed into law by President Obama last week will take some time to be put into practice, several industry experts have noted that this extensive legislation holds immense significance for information/ data security. Creation of a new consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve, provision of new powers…
Internet has created a world without boundaries. With this, the threat landscape has also changed and securing the information has become the need of the hour. Identifying security threats and finding counter measures to mitigate these threats is equally demanding. Outbound attacks, virus, and botnets have become very common. Apart from this, data leakage, data…
Just a week after Health Net faced penalty for a major security breach, another similar incident has been reported by the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth Massachusetts, USA. Authorities say that computer files containing personal information of nearly 800,000 people were lost when they were being shipped to a contractor for destruction. Information on the…
