The NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has urged lawyers, journalists, doctors, accountants, priests and others with a duty to protect confidentiality to upgrade security in the wake of the spy surveillance revelations. Snowden said professionals were failing in their obligations to…
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Anthem Hacked-80 Million Medical Records Stolen
The lack of a clear encryption standard undermines public confidence, some experts say, even as the government plows ahead to spread the use of computerized medical records and promote electronic information sharing among hospitals, doctors and insurers. “We need a…
Hackers Mine for GOLD in Medical Records
INDIANAPOLIS — Health care offers attractive growth opportunities for cyber criminals looking to steal personal information, the hacking of a database maintained by the second-largest US health insurer illustrates. The latest breach, reported late Wednesday by the health insurer Anthem…
Posted in Privacy Tagged with: Data Security, Digital Security, Encrupted Data Storage, Encrypted email, Encryption, Financial Records Security, Medical Records Security, Swiss servers, VPN
LinkedIn thinks your security is worth about a dollar
LinkedIn thinks your security is worth about a dollar LinkedIn has agreed to pay premium subscribers whose passwords were leaked three years ago and posted on a Russian hacker site what amounts to about $1 per affected user. In June…
Posted in Privacy Tagged with: Data Security, Digital Security, Encrupted Data Storage, Encrypted email, Encryption, Financial Records Security, Medical Records Security, Swiss servers
Hackers Targeting Health Care Companies
http://thedailyrecord.com/2015/02/08/hackers-see-rewarding-targets-in-health-care-companies/#ixzz3RHa4Q3Vj Hackers see rewarding targets in health care companies By: Associated Press February 8, 2015 Health care is a treasure trove for criminals looking to steal reams of personal information, as the hacking of a database maintained by the second-largest…
Posted in Privacy Tagged with: Data Security, Digital Security, Encrupted Data Storage, Encrypted email, Encryption, Financial Records Security, Medical Records Security, VPN
