Federal Health IT Plan Prioritizes Security, Privacy

The U.S. HHS released a draft of its federal health IT plan for 2020-2025 and health and privacy are top of mind.

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Ex-Pharma Employees Arrested Following Data Theft in India

The employees allegedly stole confidential information belonging to the company, including batch production control records for drug manufacturing, according to reports.

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Alleged IP Theft Cost Industrial Cleaning Company $15M

The company alleges a former employee violated company policy and betrayed its trust as he "intentionally decimated" its North American business.

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NYDFS Cybersecurity TPSP Certification of Compliance Deadline Looms

The New York Department of Financial Services' Cybersecurity Regulation was implemented years ago but one of the regulation's compliance deadlines remains.

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NERC Refocusing Cybersecurity Efforts

In the face of mounting attacks against critical infrastructure, NERC, which oversees the United States' electrical grid, is retooling how it addresses cybersecurity.

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Senator Seeking Answers Following Medical Image Breach

In wake of a massive breach, a U.S. Senator is pressing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to explain how it oversees medical imaging security.

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FBI: Engineer Stole, Emailed Tech Secrets to Iran

This engineer purportedly stole sensitive aerospace technology from his employer and emailed it his brother in the Iranian military.

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Breaches at Two Maine Healthcare Providers Exposes Data on 52,000

Two breaches at healthcare providers in Maine recently led to the exposure of 52,000 patients' protected health information.

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FBI, NIH Continue Biomed Research Theft Probe

A report in the New York Times this week revealed how widespread the theft of biomedical secrets is at U.S. universities and research institutions.

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70 Percent of Healthcare Breach Data Could Lead to ID Theft

New research looks at 10 years of healthcare data breaches and breaks down the specific types of data exposed.

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