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Security News
| 1.30.2012 |
Miami Herald |
University of Miami Patient Data Stolen
Personal information for more than 1,200 University of Miami Health System patients in Miami, Fla., was stolen with a portable electronic storage device last November, according to notifications sent in January. The flash drive was taken from a university School of Medicine staff pathologist’s car during a break-in. Personal data on the flash drive included diagnoses and treatment information for 1,219 patients who sought medical assistance from 2005 to 2011.
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| 1.30.2012 |
Lexington Herald-Leader |
Stolen Lexington Clinic Laptop Contained Patient Information
A laptop computer containing names, contact information and diagnoses for 1,018 patients was stolen six weeks ago from the Lexington Clinic Neurology Department in Lexington, Ky., the healthcare provider admits in recent notification letters. Few other details about the data breach were released and area news media appeared to only consult the clinic’s press release for source material.
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| 1.27.2012 |
CBC News |
Some University of Victoria Hard Drives Found with Thieves' Note
In one of the odder data breach stories of late, some data-bearing computer devices stolen from the University of Victoria in January reportedly were recovered, along with a repentant note from thieves. The hard drives and other hardware were found stuffed in a mailbox in Langford, B.C. Police reportedly aren't buying the thieves’ apology note, saying most of the data on the recovered hard drives was wiped and the hard drive that contained the majority of personal data was not returned.
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| 1.25.2012 |
PC World |
Ponemon Survey: Data Breach Harm Assessment 'More Important Than Telling Victims'
IT professionals say they believe that assessing the potential harm caused by data breaches is more useful to mitigating the effects than notifying affected individuals, according to a new Ponemon Institute survey. The survey of IT professionals working for companies that suffered a data breach involving consumer records found that despite making improvements to their data breach response practices, companies still have a long way to go as far as prevention is concerned. Only half of respondents believed that their companies made the best possible effort to protect customer and consumer information in advance of a data breach.
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| 1.25.2012 |
Computer Business Review |
Tough New EU Data Privacy Laws Revealed
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed significant changes to the European Union's data protection laws in an effort to enable users to maintain control over their personal data. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding announced the proposed changes to the 1995 Data Privacy Directive as measures to address advances in technology and increasing threats to data security. Critics said many of the measures unnecessarily burden businesses.
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| 1.25.2012 |
Marion County Record |
Laptop Computer Stolen from Kansas Department on Aging
A laptop computer, flash drive and paper files containing names, Social Security numbers and other personal identifying information of Kansas Department of Aging customers were stolen from a department employee’s vehicle in Wichita, Kan., on Jan. 12. The files pertained primarily to customers located in Sedgwick, Harvey, and Butler counties and included customer addresses, birth dates, Medicaid identification numbers and in-home services program participation information.
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| 1.12.2012 |
Information Week |
Hack Attacks, Lost Data Leading Causes of Breaches
Data that's physically lost while in transit still ranks high among the causes of data breaches, according to a forthcoming study from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), which assessed all known information relating to 419 breaches that were publicly disclosed in the U.S. during 2011. Eighteen percent of reported breach incidents last year involved laptop computers, electronic storage and other off-network devices that were lost in transit.
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| 1.10.2012 |
Saanich News |
Police on Alert for Fraud After Financial Information of 11,000 People Stolen
An electronic storage device with more than 11,700 names, social insurance numbers and personal banking information, was stolen during a break-in at the University of Victoria in British Columbia recently. The device, stored in a locked safe, was a backup file with personal information for university employees dating to January 2010.
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| 1.7.2012 |
Kitchener Record |
Computers with Personal Information Stolen from School Board
Nine computers containing personal information were reported stolen from the Waterloo Region District School Board’s education center in Kitchener, Ont., in December. No details on what type of personal information was contained on the laptops, used by staff, were released by the board and the number of people or families with data at risk was not released.
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| 1.5.2012 |
Help Net Security |
A Look Ahead at Healthcare Law, Privacy and Security
Industry experts representing healthcare law, privacy, regulatory compliance and data security say they fear that if the right actions are not taken, healthcare data breaches could reach epidemic proportions this year. Healthcare organizations are not immune to data breach risks caused by the spread of mobile devices in the workforce, according to Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute. Social media risks in healthcare will grow in 2012 and more organizations will risk reputational fallout, experts say.
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| 1.4.2012 |
Crain's Detroit Business |
How Can Something So Small Be Such a Handful?
Modern mobile phones can be as powerful as desktop computers and increasingly are the weakest link when it comes to corporate data protection, industry experts say. According to Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute, the most common security problem is low-tech: 2% of all smartphones issued by employers or personal phones used for work are lost or stolen. Many of these devices contain confidential company information.
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| 1.4.2012 |
Information Age |
The UK Data Protection Gaffes of 2011
An incident involving 20 laptop computers containing 8.6 million patient records stolen from London Health Programmes was cited as one of the top UK data security breaches for 2011. An analysis of more than 100 local authorities by activist group Big Brother Watch in November revealed 1,035 total data breaches since 2008, including the loss of 244 laptops, 98 memory sticks and 93 mobile devices.
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