$5.6 Billion: The 2015 Cost of Health Care Data Breaches

$5.6 Billion buys a lot of tongue depressers. Its also the expected cost of data breaches in the health care industry for 2015 according to the 2015 2nd Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast by Experian. Highlights from the forecast :

  • A Ponemon Institute survey found that 72% of healthcare organizations indicated they are only “somewhat confident” or “not confident” in the security and privacy of patient data. 
  • Increasing data security by health care organizations cou…

Data Security Sample Bills: Protect Minors, Students, Health Care Data & More

In 2014 California passed a number of data security bills to protect students, consumers and patients, including:

  • Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World (California’s SB 568)

    •  Prohibits marketing or advertising alcohol, firearms and tobacco to minors

    • Prohibits using, disclosing, or compiling a minor’s personal information (or permitting a third party to do so).

    • Intended…