Thursday, July 17, 2014

Practice Fined $150,000 for Lost Thumb Drive


We cannot stress the importance of protecting all removable backup media by encryption.  This practice learned the hard way.

What should have been the simple loss of a $10 thumb drive turned into a $150,000 fine for a HIPAA violation.  Simple encryption could have protected this practice from this catastrophic penalty.

The US Government is serious about Healthcare Security/  You should be as well.

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