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Security doubts overshadow cloud computing(29/10/2009)
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the US Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are driving encryption projects across industries according to the findings of the new 2009 Encryption and Key Management Benchmark Survey conducted by research firm Trust Catalyst on behalf of Thales. Findings show that in Europe 52 percent of the organizations surveyed are planning encryption projects to comply with PCI DSS. In the US, 53 percent of the organiz... [more]
A third of healthcare professionals are putting patient information at risk(20/11/2008)
A transatlantic survey of more than a thousand healthcare professionals has shown that over a third are unwittingly putting personal information at risk by storing patient records, medical images, contact details, corporate data and other sensitive information on mobile devices such as laptops, BlackBerrys and USB sticks - and not adequately securing them. The use of portable devices in the healthcare sector has escalated due to their ease of use, speed, increased memory capacity and affordab... [more]
The Dangers of Too Much Data Privacy(07/08/2007)
Data privacy is a real hot topic now-a-days. 36 states plus Washington D.C. have passed data privacy laws requiring that companies notify consumers if their personal data has been stolen. In addition to the disclosure laws, there are a whole slew of laws restricting the use of social security numbers, credit/debit card numbers and other types of sensitive information. The federal government has passed its own slew of laws including; HIPAA, SOX, GLBA and more that require companies to protect... [more]
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