IBM bans Dropbox, Siri and iCloud for Privacy Threats
IBM is one of the largest IT firms on the planet, and based on their patent filings, the smartest tech organization in human history. They invented large parts of modern […]
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Learn from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee HIPAA breach
In March 2012, BCBS of Tennessee agreed to pay $ 1.5M for HIPAA data breaches. BCBSoTenn failed to encrypt hard drives containing voicemail files. Is YOUR medical practice encrypting hard […]
ANSI Free Report – The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information
ANSI (the American National Standards Institute ) has produced a phenomenal, and free, report on the financial impact of losing healthcare data. Highly recommended that you download it from http://webstore.ansi.org/phi/
New Year's Eve Burglary Triggers Medical Records Firm’s Bankruptcy
Still think HIPAA compliance is strictly for the big guys? Still think your small medical practice or medical billing business is safe from hackers, criminals and litigators? From the […]
What can we learn from the Dharun Ravi case?
What can we learn from the Dharun Ravi case? 1) All the evidence was digital / social media 2) Dharun’s computers & phones self-incriminated him They relied primarily on statements […]
Who's behind SOPA, PIPA, ACTA legislation? The $8 billion ipod
The RIAA and MPAA own politicians…that’s no secret. And to protect their dying business models, the music labels and Hollywood have launched a war against privacy, freedom and security. […]
Want a football scholarship? Friend your coach
Who’s more invasive than State Governments & employers? Colleges. Yes, the bastions of higher learning and organized sports are also erasing any concept of privacy. To protect the multi-billion […]
Govt. agencies demand applicants' Facebook passwords
Want a job? Login to your facebook account please… From MSNBC: In Maryland, job seekers applying to the state’s Department of Corrections have been asked during interviews to log into […]
Want a job? hand over your facebook credentials
In the US, UK and several other countries, employers are requiring that employees hand over their Facebook / Linkedin / etc accounts during the hiring process. Some are requiring […]
Apple will close iWork.com and delete user documents on July 31, 2012
One of the biggest risks in Cloud Computing is when your cloud vendor dies, or kills the product. In numerous cases, we see small businesses using 4-. 5- or even […]
