Food and beverage industry tops list of industry data breaches

The food and beverage industry is the most breached industry from an information security perspective, making up more than half of all industry data breaches in 2010, according to…

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Speaker Biography for Eric Handy

Eric Handy is an IT Security and Privacy Specialist with more than 15 years of Information Technology consulting experience. He specializes in privacy and information security program implementation and program management oversight.

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Speaker Biography for Eric Handy

ARMA, Kroll Ontrack Sponsor RIM Track at Legal Technology Conference

ARMA International , Overland Park, Kan.,

OSU computer system hack leaves students susceptible

A hack into Ohio State University’s computer system during Winter Intersession could pose a threat to anyone who has applied to the school during the past few years, according to a letter sent by the university.

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1,086 patients' names, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, medications, and medical notes exposed on web for over two years

PinnacleHealth System data loss incident circa 2011-01-04

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1,086 patients' names, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, medications, and medical notes exposed on web for over two years

VA centers test mobile tech for home-based nurses

The VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Birmingham, Ala., an acute tertiary care facility, will provide nurse case managers with integrated mobile electronic health records. The technology will make it possible for home-based primary care nurses to schedule case loads as well as access and input patient information. The technology, called HB Mobile, was developed by Juneau, Fla.-based DSS, Inc

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VA centers test mobile tech for home-based nurses

Maine Plastics Names New President

Plastics recycler and processor Maine Plastics Inc.

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Maine Plastics Names New President

Geisinger discloses potential patient data breach

Geisinger Health System acknowledged that some protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,928 patients had been disclosed in an unauthorized manner in a press release dated Dec. 27, 2010.

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VA employees tap cloud apps on their own, posing security risk

Use of unauthorized services highlights department’s need to keep up with computing advances, CIO says.

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VA employees tap cloud apps on their own, posing security risk

2,284 Patients' Full Name, Date Of Birth, Age, Sex, Hospital Medical Record Number And Physician'S Last Name Exposed Due To Lost Memory Card

Mountain Vista Medical Center data loss incident circa 2010-12-13

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2,284 Patients' Full Name, Date Of Birth, Age, Sex, Hospital Medical Record Number And Physician'S Last Name Exposed Due To Lost Memory Card