Stolen Devices a Persistent Problem

The latest updates to the federal tally of major health information breaches confirm that the loss and theft of unencrypted devices continue to plague the industry. Eight of the 10 incidents added to the tally in the past month involved lost or stolen unencrypted...

UCLA Hard Disk Destruction

UCLA Hires E-Waste Security for Secure Hard Disk Destruction Project The Internet beats to a rhythm first developed at UCLA in 1969 as part of an ARPAnet research project. According to History.com, “The first computer was located in a research lab at UCLA and the...

2020 Tokyo Olympics will recycle e-waste into gold medals

The thrill of victory – the agony of defeat. That’s the spirit of the Olympics, as demonstrated by last month’s Rio Olympics in Brazil. For the 2010 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, a new competitor could stand on the victory podium: electronic waste, or e-waste. “Japan is...

Goodwill sells bank records and social security numbers

If you want to keep your paper and digital records (computer hard drives) safe, they need to be in a secure area – in a locked room or file cabinet.  The same goes for unused computers or hard drives that have been removed.  If a computer is no longer in use, someone...

1.5 Million Californians were put at risk in 2012

A report released by attorney General Kamala Harris shows that 131 electronic data breaches occurred in the year 2012. Where did the breaches occur?  The list of organizations that experienced data breaches in 2012 includes the California Department of Health Care...