This week, Apple notified customers in 110 countries around the world (150 countries to date) that they “may have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices.” Apple notifies users “directly on their iPhone lock screen with a push notification that urges the person to take action.” The threat alert will read “Apple
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Newest Ponemon study released on health care data breaches
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Data Breach
The Ponemon Institute has recently released its Sixth Annual Benchmark Study on Privacy & Security of Healthcare Data. The study has included business associates for the past two years. The study included information received from 91 covered entities and 84 business associates, which is a good determinate of the risk of breaches caused by…
Privacy Tip #15 – Protecting your privacy during holiday travel
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
The holiday season means traveling to see family and friends, and is a wonderful time of year. That travel includes planes, trains and automobiles. Although that movie was hilarious, travel can be hazardous to the protection of your privacy.
Here are some basic tips to keep in mind while traveling on planes, trains and automobiles…
NIST releases draft guide for use of mobile devices for medical providers
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Health Information Privacy
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity center released a draft guide last week for health IT professionals to use to bolster security for the use of mobile devices in the health care industry. The use of smartphones and other mobile devices have exploded in use in the health care industry and according…