By: Joel A. Holt, Esq., CIPP/US Talk about the ever changing world of information security and data privacy. Literally, something new, interesting, or terrible occurs daily. The latest giant balloon in the “parade of horribles” is the American Dental Association (“ADA”) providing its members with a free, electronic copy of the 2016 Dental Procedure… Read More
Cybercriminals
Hungry, Hungry HIPAA
One recent case that didn’t get much attention, but should have, clarifies Ohio health care providers’ potential exposure for the unauthorized disclosure of patient health information (“PHI”). On August 14, 2015, the Second District Court of Appeals decided Sheldon v. Kettering Health Network. [i] In Sheldon, the Second District addressed patients’ rights related to the… Read More
Events on Ground Corroborate Experts’ Identification of Ransomware as 2016 Top Threat
On February 5, 2016, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center was the target of a ransomware attack, in which malefactors seized control of the hospital’s computer systems and demanded a ransom in exchange for returning control.[i] Initial reports indicated that the malefactors demanded 9,000 bitcoin, or $3.6 million, to unlock the system.[ii] On February 17, 2015, the… Read More