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The privacy impact of electronic health records

While patients trust their doctors to protect their information, 49 percent believe that EHRs will have a negative impact on the privacy of their PHI and health data, …

Moldovan fraud ring mastermind arrested

A coordinated effort of the Irish gardai and custom officers has led to the arrest of a Moldovan man that is thought to be the leader of and mastermind behind an international …

Social media authenticity, privacy and security

Panda Security is providing guidance on ways to safely and securely integrate social media strategies into an SMB. Panda Security discovered that 78 percent use social …

Controversial social networking password policy updated

Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has temporarily suspended the controversial policy that allowed its officials snoop around social …

Social networks: An information security game changer

The Internet has revolutionized business and significantly cut costs in nearly every sector. An in-person bank transaction that costs the enterprise US $15 is only pennies …

“Free Southwest Airlines tickets” Facebook scam

A new scam is targeting Facebook users and luring them in with promises of complimentary tickers from Southwest Airlines. But what makes this scam different and quite likely …

Cricket World Cup starts, scammers follow

The Cricket World Cup started on Saturday, and both the International Cricket Council and various security experts are issuing warnings to fans regarding likely cyber scams …

Can employers demand access to your Facebook account?

Most people consider their Facebook profile and its contents private and sacrosanct, but sometimes companies don’t agree with this assessment. The latest instance of …

New types of cookies raise online privacy concerns

The advertising industry has led the drive for new, persistent and powerful cookies, with privacy-invasive features for marketing practices and profiling. The EU cyber …

Protected health information breach analysis

Redspin released an analysis of all protected health information breaches publicly recorded between August 2009 and the end of 2010, as per the interim final breach …

250,000 Facebook profiles harvested for setting up dating site

250,000 Facebook users have become the unwitting members of a “dating” site whose authors claim is a “work of art” and not set up to make money, but …

Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an …

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