by Robert Gregg
TThe Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act could guarantee health insurance coverage for the majority of the 50 million Americans who are now uninsured. While laudable in theory, this legislation doesn’t account for the strain these millions of new patients will have on an already overburdened healthcare ecosystem … Continue Reading
This business week article caught my eye: “What Happens When My Health Data Falls Into the Wrong Hands”
One reason medical providers are breached more than any other type of organization, (including retailers and government agencies) is because of the valuable sensitive data contained in our medical records.
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer rights group, has recorded 690 breaches involving a total of 23 million records from medical providers since 2005. … Continue Reading
The Boston and Texas tragedies remind us that when disaster strikes, we are not always prepared to deal with the magnitude of the chaotic wake that follows such events in our communities … Continue Reading
Scammers are taking advantage of the standard emails sent by most office scanners. They have replicated the messages of famous printer brands but attach malware to the emails instead of documents.
How the Scam Works:
You are at work, and you receive a message from what you think is your office printer/scanner. It appears that someone sent you a copy of a scanned document. The name doesn’t ring a bell, but you open the attachment anyway.
When you click on the file, you find that it isn’t a scanned copy of the latest office report. It’s really a link to a third-party website that will download a virus to your computer. These viruses phish for personal and banking information on your machine. … Continue Reading
Recently, my mother-in-law discovered that a pretty significant piece of jewelry had gone missing. There had been a number of construction workers in the house for a few weeks and when she went to get her jewelry, it was gone. After searching like a crazy person under/in/on top of everything, she called the police.
When the police arrived they asked a bunch of questions, did an onsite investigation and calmly and collectively stated to her: “You misplaced it. It probably hasn’t been stolen. You will find it in a few days.” … Continue Reading
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by Robin Slade
The Boston and Texas tragedies remind us that when disaster strikes, we are not always prepared to deal with the magnitude of the chaotic wake that follows such events in our communities … Continue Reading