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NEW CONNECTICUT DATA BREACH IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF DATA SECURITY FAILURES

The Connecticut Attorney General just announced that personal health information and protected health information for over 9,000 Hartford Hospital patients was lost in June.   http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?Q=508726&A=2341.  A laptop carried by an  EMC subsidiary employee was reportedly stolen. The State AG announced that the unencrypted information on the laptop contained names, addresses, dates of birth, social security … Continue reading