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A HIPAA Typo
May 13, 2008 2:04 PM by Bob Mitchell
As the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) got in full swing a few years ago, I received several press releases from software vendors or consultants who touted that they were there to help health care organizations with Read More...
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Preventing ID Theft After Tax Day
April 15, 2008 2:07 PM by Frank Irving
This blog post applies to personal identity protection, but the recommendations make good sense for any computing environment. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported that a record 77 million tax returns were filed electronically for tax year 2006. Read More...
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Passing the Passwords and Trusting No One
November 19, 2007 5:44 PM by Bob Mitchell
When people sit down at their computers, it seems as though they’re pretty much willing to share personal information online. Why don’t I feel comfortable doing this? I’m probably more trusting of others than most people, so you would think that I would Read More...
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Databases Exposed
November 14, 2007 4:36 PM by Bob Mitchell
An item on IDG News Service caught my attention this afternoon. It was about a survey that shows that many more databases are exposed to hackers than ever before, due to lax firewalls and other security measures. According to information security researcher Read More...
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We're Only Human
November 13, 2007 11:56 AM by Jim Boyle
My four year-old son recently discovered that we own a computer. In just a few short weeks, he has learned how to operate a mouse and play online games on his own. He’s so confident that once I set up the Web site, he orders me to leave so he can play Read More...
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