Unencrypted backup computer files containing personal, health and financial information on about 800,000 people may have been lost by a company that a Massachusetts hospital hired to destroy the files.
Eighteen months ago, when the Heartland Payment Systems data breach first hit the news, Heartland CEO Bob Carr knew exactly where to turn - to Tylenol.
The California Department of Health Care Services has notified nearly 30,000 individuals of a breach stemming from the loss of a compact disk that may not have been encrypted.
Two recent healthcare information breaches illustrate that even routine business processes, like throwing away old filing cabinets or mailing letters, can be risky.
Insurer Health Net will pay $250,000 in damages and offer stronger consumer protections to settle a lawsuit filed by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal over a breach in 2009.
Washington has become the third state to pass legislation incorporating the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI) to help financial institutions recover costs from credit/debit card breaches.
Increasingly, digital forensics is an important element of an information security program for organizations of all types and sizes.
But where can security leaders find qualified forensics professionals? How can these professionals obtain the skills and expertise they need to be successful?
Rob Lee of Mandiant...
Los Alamos National Laboratory has spent $45 million to secure its classified computer network over seven years, according the GAO, yet significant weaknesses remain in safeguarding its classified computer network.
The DoD has banned the use of USB devices after an unauthorized device containing "agent.btz", a variation of the Storm Worm, was connected to a sensitive DoD network causing massive outages. To ensure security without impeding government business, a new policy is forthcoming that will require the management and...
With the heightened focus on cybersecurity - and increased incidents of insider crimes - the digital forensics practice has also gained a higher profile in both the private and public sectors.
Keith Barger, a forensics veteran, currently serves as a director in KPMG's forensics practice in Houston, TX. In an...
After Hurricane Katrina devastated much of Louisiana, the state was granted $9 billion for recovery and disbursement to individual homeowners. Keith Barger, a director in KPMG's Forensic practice in Houston, was put in charge of a forensics and fraud team to ensure verification of insurance claims, investigations and...
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