The recent data breach at Premera Blue Cross — in which the personal information of some 11 million customers was compromised — raises questions about how effective government regulators are at ensuring that healthcare providers adequately protect their patients’ data. There have been abundant warnings that compliance with government regulations alone would not be adequate to protect companies from the kinds of cyberthreats the world faces today. However, Premera learned that lesson the hard way.
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Compliance Mindset Can Lead to Epic Security Fail
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 30, 2015 12:15 PMThe recent data breach at Premera Blue Cross — in which the personal information of some 11 million customers was compromised — raises questions about how effective government regulators are at ensuring that healthcare providers adequately protect their patients’ data. There have been abundant warnings that compliance with government regulations alone would not be adequate to protect companies from the kinds of cyberthreats the world faces today. However, Premera learned that lesson the hard way.