Tag: Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Under a strong data control framework, vendors provide exceptional analytics tools without requiring owners to relinquish total control of the data.

An FTP server, and especially anonymous FTP services, can be a significant security flaw that puts health care offices at risk.

Secondhand mobile device security is a struggle for many, according to new research. Data found that 40 percent of reused devices still contain old PII.

MOPs may allow a vehicle to cloak its position information from location services by using all radio communication channels available to it.

As smartphone use skyrockets in India, so does the threat of cyberattacks against Indian government agencies, banks, businesses and individual users.

Many cybercriminals have turned to ransomware as a cheaper, simpler alternative to traditional methods of stealing medical records.

The health care industry is facing a security crisis: According to a recent study, data breaches are becoming all too common for the sector.

Organizations that suffer a breach face extremely high costs, but cybercriminals don't have to cough up as much to start building profiles of victims.

The rash of cyberattacks on health care organizations has highlighted the need for the industry to move beyond HIPAA to develop stronger security strategies.

Protecting your organization from a data breach means you must have the right people, processes and technology all working together.