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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

By doing this, an organization retains necessary business information while saving money and resources by disposing of unnecessary information that would otherwise drive up the cost of storage, data migration, and litigation. Introduction to Data Protection Laws.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2021 – 61 million records breached

IT Governance

Data breaches. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Data quality in healthcare: challenges and opportunities

Collibra

A survey conducted by the Poneman Institute revealed that mismatched patient data is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States and also responsible for 35% of denied insurance claims. Challenges with poor quality data in healthcare. Healthcare data can come from diverse sources and can be of any type.