Health care data is richer in personal information than banking records which makes it an ideal target for identity theft with its longer informational shelf life.
InforWorld: Why Hackers Want Your Healthcare Data Most of All
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Legal Trend: Business Class Action Lawsuits. For the Love of Litigating.
This week a judge certified a group of banks/credit unions/financial institutions as a class so that their lawsuits against Target can proceed in unison.
This business class action against Target also improves settlement odds.
Reuters: U.S. judge certifies class action over Target Corp data breach
8 Reasons WHY the Software & Information Industry Association Opposes Student Data Security Reforms
The Software & Information Industry Association writing to U.S. Senators support protecting student data, but oppose proposed reforms. Here’s why:
- Software & Information Industry Association members are “engaged in a continuous process to enhance student privacy and data security. “
- They developed the Student Privacy Pledge
- We have strong protection framework of federal and state law
- We have enforceable privacy policies
- Binding contracts keep us honest
- S.1788 would…
6 Trends in State Data Breach Laws
- Greater Enforcement Powers for State Attorneys General
- Protecting More types of data = more reasons to notify consumers
- Expanded liability for private companies that store state data
- Requiring companies that have a data breach to offer, at their cost, mitigation services that protect data- think Life Lock etc…
- Protecting Student Data
- Requiring encryption for stored data
- As an example, see:
- “The new Washington law goes even further as it identifies a minimum standard for…
- As an example, see:
Lege Trend: Incentives for Companies Reporting Data Breaches
South Korea is incentivizing reporting data breaches by the private sector. Voluntarily reporting data breaches will save a company up to 30% on fines.
Lexology: Addelshaw Goddard LLP: South Korea introduces incentive for data breach reporting
81% Major Hospitals & Health Insurers Had a Data Breach Since 2013. 50% Prepared for Data Security Threats.
KPMG reports on data security on health care, and here’s what they found:
- 81% of major hospitals and insurers have had a data breach in the past 2 years
- 50% of hospitals and insurrers are prepared to stop data breaches.
- 66% of execs at health plans said they were prepared for a data security attack
- 13% say they are targeted by external hack attempts about once a day
- 12 % see 2+ attacks per week
- 16% of healthcare organizations cannot detect in real-time if their systems are…
3 Ways Data Security = Risk Management for Local Governments.
The good folks at Governing have offered a white paper on local governments and dagta security.
3 Suggestions:
- Transperancy- Tell Your Constituencies. Spelling out cybersecurity risks and providing information to help public officials fulfill their responsibilities and safeguard their communities
- Clear Local Gov. Policies. Put it in Writing People. CYA.Suggesting strategies for integrating cybersecurity into an organization’s risk management framework, and developing and adapting…
Uber Data privacy move in the Sharing Economy
Uber is taking steps to protect customer data by:
- hiring Hogan Lovells US LLP to check out how the company collected and used customer data
- The lawfirm issued a report which led to Uber releasing a new privacy policy that more clearly notified customers that it can pretty much track everything they do while using the Uber application
- This then led to a complaint at the FCC about the Uber App tracking customers when they were not actively using Uber
- ” Uber hired former cybercrime…
87% of Parents Concerned about Student Data Security
The Future of Privacy Forum released a poll showing that 87% of parents of K-12 students are concerned about dats privacy for their students.
The entire survey will be released Monday, September 21, 2015, at the National Student Privacy Symposium according to The Journal Transforming Education through Technology.
Texas New Data Leaders at Agencies near you
2 big data security steps from the 2015 Legislature: