Posts Tagged ‘ breach of data ’

Cyber security: a key topic at 2013 HCCA Conference

Tweet The 17th annual Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Compliance Institute Conference took place in National Harbor, MD and was attended by healthcare personnel and data protection and security professionals.  Key topics covered in various panels related to cyber security issues including medical identity theft, data breaches and patient health information (PHI) protection as dictated [...][ READ MORE ]

Final ruling for HIPAA/HITECH Act protects patients from data breaches

Tweet By now you are aware that the much anticipated final ruling from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding regulations implementing the security, privacy, and data breach notification provisions of the HITECH Act were released on January 17, 2013.  The HHS’s hope in issuing this final rule is to strengthen the data [...][ READ MORE ]

Five Tips to Combat a Denial of Service Cyber Attack

Tweet Who’s next? That’s a question probably lingering on the minds of many American banking executives these days. After all, eight U.S. banks were hammered by distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber attacks in recent weeks and more could be in the works. A DDoS attack typically floods a website or network with so much [...][ READ MORE ]

Want to learn how you can save millions? Tune into our “Answer Men” podcast

Tweet Do you want to save millions – or in some cases – tens of millions of dollars? In the first of our new podcast series, Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman of The Ponemon Institute, explains how.  Experian Data Breach Vice President Michael Bruemmer, one of our “Answer Men,” interviews Dr. Ponemon on the cost effectiveness [...][ READ MORE ]

Small to medium-sized businesses face a long recovery road after a data breach

Tweet Understanding why data breach preparedness is a priority is key. According to the latest Ponemon Institute Study, State of SMB Cyber Security Readiness: US Study, the road to recovery is long and hard for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) after a data breach.  Not only did the SMBs lose customers, costs to acquire new [...][ READ MORE ]