Australia: Filling the information breach

From data breach to information stewardship

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Evaluating the Quality and Usefulness of Data Breach Information Systems

As the nation confronts a growing tide of security breaches, the importance of having quality data breach information systems becomes paramount. Yet too little attention is paid to evaluating these systems. This article draws on data quality scholarship to develop a yardstick that assesses the quality of data breach notification systems in the U.S. at both the state and national levels from the...

Protecting Health Information: the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules

Disclosure of Information Theft: The ChoicePoint Security Breach

n recent months, the media have reported several major securi ty breaches. Hackers have stolen the personal information of thousands of individuals from leading banks, credit bureaus, and insurance companies. In other cases, computers and disks with highly confidential data have simply vanished at the airport security counter or from vehicles parked in the company lot. Stolen data may include s...

Protecting Health Information: the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules