Healthcare Organization Confirms Ex-Employee Accessed Patient Data

The news, while familiar, is yet another reminder of the importance of securing critical patient data.

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FINRA Warns of Yet Another Phishing Attack Targeting Finance Industry

Emails from an ongoing campaign are not connected to FINRA and should be deleted, the organization warns.

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Former Healthcare Exec Sentenced for Sabotaging COVID-19 Supply Deliveries

The ex-VP conducted an intrusion into his former employer’s package shipping system and delayed PPE essential to healthcare workers.

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What is HIPAA Compliance?

Learn about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the requirements for HIPAA compliance in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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FINRA Warns Financial Services Firms of New Phishing Campaign

FINRA, a self-regulatory organization that oversees brokers and broker-dealers, is warning about a new phishing attack that looks like its coming from the organization.

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SEC Looks to Tamp Down Credential Stuffing

The SEC's compliance arm is encouraging banks and financial institutions to remain vigilant in the face of an uptick in credential stuffing attacks.

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Georgia Clinic Pays $1.5M to Settle HIPAA Noncompliance

An investigation by HHS OCR at this clinic uncovered "longstanding, systemic noncompliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules."

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The Top Tips for IP Protection for Manufacturing Firms

With industrial espionage on the rise, we asked 24 manufacturing experts the best ways to protect intellectual property at manufacturing firms.

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Data Privacy Legislation in California Keeps Moving Forward

Bills that would regulate the sharing of genetic data and carve out coverage in the CCPA of some HIPAA data are close to being laws in California.

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Researcher Pleads Guilty to Scientific Trade Secret Theft

The researcher worked for the hospital for 10 years but acknowledged last month that and her husband stole its data and used it to launch two companies, one in China, one in the US.

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