Security ArchitectureSupreme Court to hear cases on police search of cell phone dataDanielle WalkerApril 28, 2014This Tuesday, two major cases are expected to go before the country's highest federal court.
BreachHumana co. pays HHS $1.7 million after unencrypted laptop breachDanielle WalkerApril 25, 2014A Texas-based company, Concentra, paid the HIPAA settlement stemming from a 2011 breach.
Compliance ManagementHMRC offers shaky explanation on plans to sell taxpayer dataDanielle WalkerApril 24, 2014The UK revenue agency is considering selling anonymized taxpayer data to third parties.
Compliance ManagementBrazilian president signs internet ‘Bill of Rights’ into lawDanielle WalkerApril 23, 2014President Dilma Rousseff signed the legislation on Wednesday at the NetMundial conference in Sao Paulo.
Compliance ManagementPrivacy groups urge NIST to be more transparentMarcos ColónApril 22, 2014In an open letter to the NIST, a group comprised of a dozen privacy groups urged the agency be more transparent.
Compliance ManagementSecurity concerns shutter educational database inBloomTeri RobinsonApril 22, 2014Parents and educators questioned data privacy and security at the startup, which was financed in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Compliance ManagementReport: Google looks to integrate PGP with GmailDanielle WalkerApril 21, 2014Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP, is an encryption method that was created in the early '90s.
