Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. Healthcare organizations can face steep penalties and serious damage to their reputation if they don’t meet the HIPAA’s requirements.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics Insurance Compliance Risk 52

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 230

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 230

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

And there'd be no way to set the phone to vibrate during a meeting except by powering it off. A sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside the vehicle. As more and more automotive manufacturers start incorporating computer technology into their expensive BMWs, Mercedes Ferraris and Porsches.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Encryption Communications 40

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

A token acts as an electronic cryptographic key that unlocks the device or application, usually with an encrypted password or biometric data. Disconnected tokens are generally only good for one use and can be delivered via RFID or Bluetooth, or users can manually enter them into the computer.

Authentication 99

Authentication Passwords Access Computer and Electronics 99

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

When we do the weekly supermarket shop online, we should be able to move our shopping list electronically. That is because GDPR-compliant explicit consent sets a high bar for information provision that it may not always be feasible to meet. Therefore, we need to give reassurance on that.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120