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Cyber insurance not a cure-all for data disputes
By Kirsten Byrd
The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah recently issued an opinion construing cyber insurance coverage — one of the first cases of its kind. The court determined in Travelers…
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Reclaiming information governance from the vendors
By Peter Sloan
While governing my information (yep, cleaning up old email and files), I came across one of my early white papers on Information Governance, from 2010: The Information Governance C Change.…
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PODCAST: Questions board members need to ask management before a breach
By Jeff Jensen
With North Korea’s hacking of Sony, the FBI recently stated more than 90% of companies are vulnerable to the same attack. Recent hackings have resulted in bad publicity, confidential information leaks,…
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Privacy & security issues for ACO participants
Healthcare is trending toward value-based payments. Back in January, Sylvia Burwell of the of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced Medicare’s move toward paying providers based on quality,…
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Data security for employer health plans post-Anthem
By Peter Sloan
The Anthem breach sent alarm waves through the health care industry and the employer health plan community. With 78.8 million affected individuals for Anthem and 11 million for the companion…
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Cat’s away, mice will play: Workplace video surveillance
Employers commonly use video surveillance for safety, security, loss prevention, and employee productivity monitoring. But employers' legitimate business interests in protecting assets and safeguarding the workplace must be carefully balanced…
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Seven steps to better information management for small health practices
Ineffective wireless encryption Taped-over door lock on data room Inadequate passwords Computers without adequate log-off Disabled audit logging Unencrypted email and laptops Former employees with inappropriate network access These vulnerabilities…
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The internal control platform for information governance
By Peter Sloan
So, your organization has committed to Information Governance, and you’ve been tasked with making it a reality. Now what? You’ll need a framework on which to build your program, a…
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Another notch in the hacking holster: Cyber outlaws hit Anthem hard
By Pete Enko
Having no need to brandish bandanas to obscure identity or firearms to force entry, cyber bandits, in a sophisticated and well-orchestrated robbery, waltzed into the IT vaults of Anthem, the…
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How long must we keep our email?
By Peter Sloan
Some old problems never seem to go away. Email retention remains an obstinate dilemma for far too many organizations. Volumes continue to mount, with business email totaling 109 billion messages…