HHS unveils patient matching standards, guidance to boost patient privacy
HHS developed patient matching standards in coordination with industry stakeholders and standards development entities, including HL7.
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Three takeaways from three years of GDPR
Today’s columnist, Chad Gross of A-LIGN, reflects on the progess the industy has made with data privacy since GDPR went into effect three years ago.
Here’s the breakdown of cybersecurity stats only law firms usually see
BakerHostetler, a law firm with a massive data and privacy presence, compiles data from their client’s experiences to offer a rare lawyer’s perspective on cyber statistics. SC spoke to Craig Hoffman, partner at BakerHostetler and the main editor of the report, about the real outcomes from breaches.
Between a rock and a hard place: U.S. federal privacy law
President Biden may soon announce an Executive Order that will include mandatory breach notification for software vendors that sell to the federal government. Today’s columnist, Ilia Kolochenko of ImmuniWeb, outlines the history of privacy and notification laws and prospects for a national breach law I the U.S.
Four ways to comply with GDPR in the absence of the Privacy Shield
Now that an EU court invalidated the Privacy Shield, companies must take even more care to make sure they comply with GDPR. Today’s columnist, Conrad Smith of Open Raven, offers ways for security teams to make that happen.
Rhythm in the algorithm: digital rights groups call on Spotify to abandon voice recognition invention
Activists launched a campaign to pressure Spotify to abandon plans for an AI-powered system that listens to your conversations in order to recommend music choices. The controversy spotlights a challenge faced by some of the most tech savvy companies: how to walk the line between innovation that serves the innate desires of consumers, and violation of their rights for information security and privacy.
Report: Healthcare haunted by account security
A new study found that one in five files in health care are visible to all employees – including one in eight containing sensitive information. And more than three-quarters of organizations in the sector had at least 500 accounts that expire, and even more than that had at least a thousand “ghost accounts” of former employees that were never closed.
New ‘digital trust exchange’ removes risks of managing PII of job applicants
The onus of responsible data stewardship fall on employing organizations, when in reality they’d probably prefer to move that burden elsewhere. Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO of Endera, believes he has created a solution to this problem.
FatFace disclosure a case study in ‘bungling the process’
U.K.-clothing retailer FatFace has egg on its face after a botched disclosure letter customers and security professionals consider too late, too secretive and too hard to confirm.
Confronting the ethics of security and privacy during the pandemic
Apple has a lot vested in a recent privacy initiative that lets users opt out of being tracked. Today’s columnist, Jason Meller of Kolide, shares his experiences managing the security and privacy of his customers and employees during the pandemic.
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