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When Smart Guys Go Bad
Carlton Lewis needed a few more credits before earning a PhD from the University of Georgia. But instead of wearing graduation robes this spring he will be in a prison jumpsuit.
Carlton was caught running an identity theft ring. He paid waitresses to steal their customers' credit card numbers. He used the numbers to create fake cards.
As part of a plea agreement Carlton will only spend 70 months in jail. He is obviously very smart. It is a shame he tried to take a short cut right when he was ready to start his professional life. [report]
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Medical Data Breaches on the Rise
While medical data is very private, the healthcare industry is not taking appropriate security measures. A new study by IDExperts has found that data breaches are up 30 percent last year and are now costing $6.5 billion in costs annually. A big factor is employee error. They are failing to do basic things like use secure backup tape rotation services and instead trusting employees to transport unencrypted medical data. Another source of loss is failing to follow document shredding procedures.
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Lawsuit From Medical Data Breach
Karen Pardieck is suing Sutter Health for a data breach this October. She accuses the company of negligence and failing to notify patients of the breach. She is asking for $1,000 for each of the more than 4 million people affected.
The breach occured when someone broke into administrative offices of Sutter Medical Foundation in Natomas and stole a computer. The computer was password protected but the data was not encrypted.
The question is if organizations are negligent if they do not encrypt all patient data? The precedent has been no up until now but that is being challenged.
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