Former Employee Accessed Medical Records For Nearly a Year
A hospital in upstate New York said it recently discovered a former employee inappropriately accessed patient medical records from 2016 to 2017.
Friday Five: 11/9 Edition
Drone vulnerabilities, how CISOs are filling cybersecurity jobs, and how Kenya's new data privacy bill could impact the nation's tech sector - catch up on the week's infosec news with this roundup!
New Data Protection Law Would Jail CEOs for Failing to Protect Data
A bill introduced last week, if passed, would impose stiff penalties on companies and CEOs who fail to secure users data.
ePHI of 8,000 Patients Exposed in Health Plan Breach
A Texas health plan said an email error resulted in exposed the electronic protected health information of over 8,000 patients.
Friday Five: 11/2 Edition
The DOJ charges Chinese intel officers over IP theft, how to secure elections, and password security best practices - catch up on the week's infosec news with this roundup!
Friday Five: 10/26 Edition
A 9.4 million user data breach, Apple advocating for a US privacy law, and more - catch up with the week's infosec news with this roundup!
Banks, Fintech Firms Form Organization to Promote Secure Data Sharing
Big banks and fintechs joined together this week to form a new non-profit, the Financial Data Exchange, a subsidiary of FS-ISAC, designed to promote a consistent standard for data sharing and security.
Friday Five: 10/19 Edition
Data security takeaways from a recent 11th circuit court case, an insurance data breach, and more – catch up on the week’s infosec news with this roundup!
Payment Processor CEO Allegedly Stole Customer, Pricing Data for New Company
In a lawsuit filed last week a payment processing company accused its former CEO and several former employees of stealing trade secrets, including customer and banking information, to start a competing business.
SEC Enforces Little Known Identity Theft Rule
The SEC settled a case with the help of a little known 2013 regulation, the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule, for the first time two weeks ago. The rule requires financial institutions to implement a program to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft.
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