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 computing devices, including six laptop thefts. Since federal regulators began tracking major breaches in September 2009, about 54 percent of incidents have stemmed from lost or stolen unencrypted devices or storage media.