Posts tagged: PHI

Lawsuit, breaches and bashing… oh my!

Though it seems obvious that corporations have an obligation to protect the sensitive information they use for business it still amazes me that corporate behavior in this regard is still quite dismissive.  Lawsuits and public embarrassment seem to be the only catalyst for action for many organizations.  That is kind of sad.  Not only is [...]

Tuesday January 19th, 2010 in , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Failures in Leadership, Ethics, and Security

A breach of patient personal information at University Medical Center has all the makings of a made for TV movie or at least provides an opportunity to examine issues in security, leadership, ethics, and even the knee-jerk reaction of ignorant politicians trying to use the opportunity to score some free publicity.  The story “FBI looking [...]

Wednesday November 25th, 2009 in , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Learning From Someone Else’s Breach

A subsidiary of manged health care provider Health Net Inc, just reported the loss of personal information for 1.5 million customers that occurred six months ago according to a ComputerWorld article.  Without knowing all the details of the situation, I can only speculate as to some of the security controls and thoughts of the Health [...]

Friday November 20th, 2009 in , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Ex-Lover Busted, But Not Totally to Blame

A 38-year-old Avon Lake, Ohio man is set to plead guilty to federal charges after spyware he allegedly meant to install on the computer of a woman he’d had a relationship with ended up infecting computers at Akron Children’s Hospital.   (Misdirected spyware infects Ohio hospital.  McMillan, Robert. 17 September 2009. ComputerWorld.) Graham certainly gets what [...]

Monday September 21st, 2009 in , , , , | No Comments »