A former respiratory therapist has pleaded guilty in an ID theft case involving more than 800 patient records. A security expert explains why detecting insider fraud can be difficult and offers prevention tips.
Bruce McConnell, acting deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, says he'll resign from the Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 10, making him the third senior cybersecurity official to leave DHS this year. He's seen as one of DHS's leading cybersecurity theorists.
An employee of the New York state agency that investigates Medicaid fraud is being investigated after the individual allegedly sent 17,743 records to the worker's personal e-mail account.
Sony Entertainment Network will withdraw its appeal of a £250,000 fine - that's nearly $390,000 - for not taking appropriate steps to safeguard customers' personal information when hackers attacked its PlayStation Network in April 2011.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has issued a hefty fine after a computer with a hard drive containing data on about 2,900 patients was sold on eBay. Find out how the mishap happened.
Another retail malware attack, this time against the upscale restaurant chain Roy's, proves hackers are honing their tactics, experts say. But investigations are thwarting compromises sooner.
Janet Napolitano's departure as homeland security secretary could have an adverse impact on the nation's cybersecurity policy, at least temporarily, considering the posts of deputy secretary and deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity remain vacant.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is notifying patients of a breach involving decades-old microfiche medical records discovered in a dumpster. This is the second healthcare breach affecting more than 100,000 individuals reported in recent days.
What are the costs involved with defending against the insider threat? Randy Trzeciak and George Silowash of Carnegie Mellon University's CERT Insider Threat Center offer insights.
Insurer WellPoint has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services $1.7 million to settle a HIPAA case stemming from a website data breach that may have exposed information on more than 612,000 individuals.
In this week's breach roundup, read about why Nintendo is urging members in Japan to reset their passwords following a breach that exposed personal information.
After a federal court dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against Adventist Health System in the aftermath of a breach affecting 763,000 patients, another lawsuit was immediately filed in a state court. Find out the details.
With data breaches becoming nearly inevitable, many organizations are looking now for new ways to reduce the costs associated with them. Here are five practical tips for how to contain breach costs.
The agency that administers Indiana's Medicaid program is notifying almost 188,000 clients of a possible breach of their data tied to an apparent programming error by a business associate.
Three class action lawsuits filed against MAPCO Express raise questions about determining the actual cost of card compromises at retailers. Experts discuss why estimating losses is difficult.
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