Man steals personal information from head injury patients - April 17, 2012
The former manager of the Head Injury Association on Long Island, which manages multiple homes throughout the area for individuals with serious brain damage, was recently indicted for stealing the identities of up to 50 patients.
Data classification can reduce data breach occurrences - April 5, 2012
Accumulating and analyzing massive amounts of information may allow companies to improve business intelligence and customer satisfaction but it also means that data breaches are more likely to occur.
Not all data is created equal - April 5, 2012
People classify records every day, categorizing information or placing documents in more secure locations to keep them out of the reach of unauthorized users.
Settlement reached over data breach - March 27, 2012
In the first settlement reached under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for an alleged security breach.
Seoul mobile customers' personal information exposed in breach - March 13, 2012
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in the South Korean capital recently arrested five workers from a company subcontracted by SK Telecom and KT Corporation - two of the country's major mobile carriers - for leaking and selling the personal information of customers.
Hospital employee fired for misusing patient information - March 5, 2012
Officials at the Hackensack University of New Jersey recently announced that a former employee within the school's medical center used his credentials to steal the personal information of 445 patients.
England school publishes personal information on the web - March 5, 2012
The sensitive information of more than 100 former students and staff members of Durham University in England was recently exposed on the organization's website.
ISO standard brings data classification to healthcare - February 24, 2012
A new regulation by the International Organization for Standardization will help healthcare providers track and secure sensitive information more effectively.
Public employee inappropriately accesses 100 patient records - February 16, 2012
Capital District Health Authority, Nova Scotia's largest health board, has informed 105 patients that their personal information may have been exposed when a former employee viewed confidential records out of curiosity.
Managing cloud data security effectively begins with employee understanding - February 14, 2012
Organizations today are deploying cloud computing to help them remain flexible and efficient during tough economic times.
Report: Email security improvements needed among EU businesses - February 9, 2012
As the European Union prepares to make changes to its data security and compliance regulations, managers are realizing the difficulty associated with making adjustments to their current business practices.
Canadian employee accesses information illegally using credentials - February 8, 2012
The Workplace Health, Safety and Compensations Commission in Newfoundland, Canada, recently discovered that an employee used credentials to access injured workers' information without a reasonable cause.
Hospital employee information was available online for four years - January 31, 2012
At Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, a contractor from a professional services firm accidentally uploaded sensitive information of nearly 400 people onto the internet.
Software consulting firm exposes New York utility customers' data - January 24, 2012
New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric, both subsidiaries of Iberdola USA, recently released notifications to some customers advising them that sensitive information from their accounts may have been accessed by unauthorized individuals.
Atlanta resident admits to stealing customer financial information - January 10, 2012
The Atlanta Police Department's Major Fraud Unit recently arrested a local resident after he allegedly used his employee credentials to steal personal information on dozens of people.
Australian telco exposes customer information, again - January 3, 2012
In another act of negligence, Australian-based telecommunications company Telstra has exposed a number of customers' personal data through a cloud-based spreadsheet service for the second time.
California hospital employee terminated for stealing patient information - December 29, 2011
An employee at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in California was recently terminated for illegally accessing and stealing personal information on patients.
Police discover Taiwanese bank breach exposing PII of 20,000 individuals - December 27, 2011
Nearly a month after a fraud ring was busted within Taiwan's Taishin International Bank, police recently discovered a massive accumulation of personal data on one of the bank's computers seized by authorities.
Virginia state department website exposes Social Security numbers - December 27, 2011
The Virginia Department of General Services recently announced that its website, which contained sensitive information on more than 600 individuals, may have been available to the public since 2001.
Army private charged with exposing documents to WikiLeaks - December 22, 2011
A recent investigation conducted by the U.S. Army revealed that Private First Class Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, had leaked sensitive data which was then released online by WikiLeaks.
New York identity theft ring broken up - December 20, 2011
New York authorities recently arrested 55 allegedly corrupt employees at several banks and a non-profit organization, a real estate management company and a car dealership.
Canadian Motor Registration Division employee accessed unauthorized data - December 19, 2011
The provincial government of Newfoundland, Canada, is looking into a recent data breach incident where an employee of the Motor Registration Division allegedly accessed confidential information on customers.
Vermont physician charged for unauthorized access to patient information - December 15, 2011
In a recent hearing with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, one of the state's physicians was charged with illegally accessing the information of an individual who was not his patient.
Data classification can be new approach to security - December 14, 2011
While data can be accessed from practically any device, anywhere and at any time, reconsidering management policies is the key to keeping it secure.
Employee arrested in Miami for exposing military veterans' personal information - December 13, 2011
An employee at Miami's Veterans Administration Medical Center was recently charged with stealing and selling the personal identities of some of the facility's patients.
All data shouldn't be treated as equal, expert believes - December 12, 2011
Businesses today are changing their focus on data security in order to justify compliance spending, rather than just obeying laws.
Poker website leaks 3.5 million users' information - December 8, 2011
Ultimate Bet, a popular poker website, recently experienced a data breach in which nearly 3.5 million poker players' accounts and information were exposed online.
Employees from New Jersey MVC steal, sell personal information - December 5, 2011
Two clerks from the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission were recently arrested for stealing several identities from government records and illegally selling them.
Healthcare industry data breaches rising, study says - December 5, 2011
The Ponemon Institute's most recent study revealed that healthcare organizations are experiencing data breaches at a more frequent rate than last year, with an increase of 32 percent.
New Zealand school principal accidentally uploads private student information online - December 1, 2011
The principal of Kaeo Primary School in Northland, New Zealand, recently came forward about accidentally uploading "teachers only" information regarding certain students to the facility's website.
Domain registration website experiences data breach, warns clients - November 30, 2011
Domain registration website 101Domain recently experienced a data breach which may have exposed some of its 10,000 registered members.
UK councils email sensitive information to wrong recipients - November 29, 2011
Both the North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council in the UK recently emailed sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients.
Massachusetts school exposes employee information through data security malpractice - November 28, 2011
Massachusetts Bay Community College recently found out that many of its staff has had some of their personal information exposed on the employee database for some time.
CSA releases updated Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing report - November 23, 2011
The Cloud Security Alliance recently published a new version of its advice on how to keep hosted services secure.
SMBs should implement basic cybersecurity to keep data secure - November 22, 2011
Although awareness of potential data security issues is much higher than it has been in the past, too many small- and medium-sized businesses believe they are immune to these dangers and fail to apply basic security measures.
Canadian agencies attempting to reduce insider data breaches - November 17, 2011
The number of data breaches caused by insiders has skyrocketed among Canadian government agencies lately, according to the results of the latest Telus-Rotman joint study on Canadian IT security measures, CBC News reported.
Data classification can help companies deal with retention challenges - November 14, 2011
Companies are facing myriad challenges in meeting their regulatory obligation to store and retain data for set periods of time. However, one expert has said that such issues can be dealt with through the use of data classification.
Expert: Mapping information key for data security - November 11, 2011
Companies of various sizes and industries are increasingly becoming targets for data security incidents, whether originating from outside of the organization or from within the business' walls.
Report: Data classification can support access control - November 9, 2011
Among the steps companies must take in order to properly restrict access to their sensitive data is to classify the information as well as the users who may need it, according to a new report from IT services provider Quest Software.
Classification among data security best practices - November 7, 2011
A recent report from CTO Edge identified 10 best practices that will assist companies in securing their databases and complying with industry standards.
Companies should consider dangers of insider breaches - October 31, 2011
When devising data security measures, it's important that companies don't overlook the threat that resides within the organization's walls - their own employees.
How to determine the strength of financial data - October 27, 2011
Given the highly sensitive nature of the information they store and the requirements imposed on them by law and industry regulations, organizations in the financial industry find themselves under a lot of pressure when it comes to data security.
Investigation launched into university data breach - October 20, 2011
Administrators at Edge Hill University in the U.K. want to explore the use of data classification measures after it was revealed that the confidential information of nearly 800 students was recently exposed through email, according to the Ormskirk Advertiser.
Shared SEC data leads to breach - October 18, 2011
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently revealed a data breach that was caused by a third-party contractor improperly sharing trading information.
Report: Inadequate security leading cause of data breaches - October 17, 2011
It appears that companies have only to blame themselves when it comes to suffering a data breach, according to a recently released report conducted by Amplitude Research.
Exposed veteran information used for debit cards - October 12, 2011
The James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital recently announced that it was conducting an investigation into the "inappropriate removal" of sensitive data.
Florida Hospital informs thousands of patients about data breach - October 4, 2011
Florida Hospital recently experienced a data breach when it was revealed that three individuals exposed more than 2,000 patients' personally identifiable information.
Georgia jail technician arrested for stealing inmates' personally identifiable information - October 4, 2011
An employee of the county jail in DeKalb County, Georgia, was recently arrested for using inmates' personally identifiable information for her own benefit, according to WSBTV.com.
Measuring the importance of data breach protection - October 3, 2011
Data breaches happen and are non-discriminative.
New Brunswick hospital loses memory stick, exposes hundreds - September 30, 2011
In New Brunswick, Canada, Saint John Regional Hospital recently reported that it lost a USB memory drive which contained personally identifiable information on about 1,500 patients.
Data classification, risk assessments may prevent data breaches - September 30, 2011
In response to the growing number of data breaches occurring in the healthcare industry, more organizations are beginning to implement stronger data security procedures to help keep employees and patients safe.
Survey reveals businesses worry about email security - September 29, 2011
The Ponemon Institute recently released the results from its report, the State of Email Encryption. For the study, the organization researched how 830 IT and IT security practitioners felt about email risks and the factors that contribute to data loss.
Texas university data breach exposes 688 current, prospective students - September 29, 2011
The University of Texas at San Antonio recently informed roughly 688 prospective and current students that their personally identifiable information about them may have been exposed when an unauthorized individual accessed their data.

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