Data Security

Advocate Health Care will pay $5.55 million for a breach that led to the exposure of personally identifiable information of four million patients.

Phoenix-based Banner Health is notifying patients of a cyberattack that compromised patient records.

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants advised guests of a possible breach.

Totalitarians need to control everything they can—it’s a deep-seated need that stems from the (occasionally true) fear that someone, somewhere, is plotting their overthrow. It seems that the totalitarian impulse to control extends to communications first, whether it’s mail, telegraph, telephone, or Twitter.  

A recent SecurityScorecard study claims America's financial industry is highly susceptible to data breaches, and legacy systems may be to blame.

The Social Security Administration has instituted new security measures, but the step may do little to thwart cyberthieves.

There’s progress being made in the healthcare industry as it relates to information security. Yes, recent studies indicate that 90 percent of all healthcare organizations have been the victim of a data breach in the last two years.