Two stories stand out when I look back on the month of May: the POS PIN pad swap scheme that hit Michaels crafts stores in more than 20 states and the insider job at Bank of America that led to $10 million being stolen from some 300 customer accounts.
The fate of pending regulations, an upcoming HIPAA Security Rule compliance toolkit and a crackdown on records snoops were among the most popular news items on HealthcareInfoSecurity in May.
Many have been asking lately if the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has been effective in carrying out its HIPAA enforcement role. The question is a fair one.
An inside breach at BofA that led to more than 300 compromised accounts signifies growing concerns about internal threats. But experts say organizations can implement strategies to detect - and in some cases even predict - internal fraud.
Best practices for protecting medical devices are sorely lacking. That's why it's excellent news that a new consortium is attempting to devise some best practices for keeping medical devices secure.
High-profile legal wrangles over ACH- and wire-related fraud remain at a standstill, despite the industry's ongoing discussions about corporate account takeover and how to fight it.
Ian Glover, president of the UK's Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers, has a message for individuals who want to enter the security testing profession today: No hackers allowed, thank you.
The Obama administration's plan for a federal data breach notification policy is too vague to be effective, and it lacks teeth to penalize violators, according to experts who raise open questions about the proposal.
Regulatory compliance expert Harry Rhodes says it's essential to have a formal process in place for objectively assessing whether a security incident needs to be reported as a breach.
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