PCI AND COMPLIANCE Articles
Confidential data: Delete it or eat it, say security experts
Hoarding sensitive information is easy and inexpensive, but as the collected information grows, so do the risks
PHI security demands leave life coach feeling doomed
Thriveworks CEO says technology hasn't kept pace with laws demanding eternal security of digital data.
Compliance isn't security, but companies still pretend it is, according to survey
According to the 2012 "HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data," increasingly strict regulation and increased compliance from providers haven't slowed an increase in breaches over the past six years.
Law firms see big money in healthcare breach cases
Attorneys filing the complaints and defending their targets agree that they are in untested legal waters. Filing privacy breach cases as class actions is new, and all those involved say new legal precedents will be made in the next several years.
Report: PHI security is MIA
According to "Breach Report 2011: Protected Health Information" by the IT security firm Redspin, 19 million patient health records were breached last year, a 97-percent increase from 2010.
Amid breach fallout, Global Payments struggles with public message
The breached credit card processor assured investors that the damage has been contained and its security procedures worked. But for nervous card holders with additional questions, a basic website statement will have to do.
The PCI effect -- for better or worse -- following Global Payments breach
As many as 10 million users of VISA and MasterCard may have had their card numbers compromised in what sources in the financial sector are calling a "massive" breach of a U.S.-based credit card processor.
Debriefing: Laws and orders (the quiz)
A short history of justice and red tape
12 tips for implementing GRC
GRC technology can provide an organization with critical information necessary in a regulatory-driven business world. But before even looking at GRC tools, consider these tips for successful investment and implementation
Industry on Cybersecurity Act of 2012: Not so fast
Security experts fear the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 will cement a "culture of compliance"
