Personal Information Security Issues Paper

     On September 24, 2010, a laptop was stolen from an unlocked Urology office at the Henry Ford Health Systems hospital. The laptop did contain password protection software; however, it may not have been enough to permit access if the thief had advanced knowledge in computers. Additionally, the information stored on the laptop did not include social security or health insurance information, but instead held “patient names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and treatment and doctor visits” (Moscaritolo, 2010, p. 1). It is unknown how many records were contained on the laptop, but all records were related to prostate services that were provided during an eleven year span.

D 'Arcy, J., Hovav, A., & Galletta, D. (2009). User awareness of security countermeasures and its impact on information systems misuse: a deterrence approach. Information Systems Research, 20(1), 79-98

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The advancement of modern technology and the fast pace progress of Electronic Health Records (EHR); is allowing medical information to become more susceptible to fraud. Therefore the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, was enforced in order to help with the following: simplify administration of health insurance, improve long-term health care, promote medical savings accounts, and combat waste, fraud, abuse within the health insurance and health care delivery. HIPAA policies hold standards that regulate and enforces privacy and securities act as a way to help ensure that protected health information (PHI) confidential. The purpose of the following information is to inform about how data security

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's physical security over and again neglected to keep covert specialists out of limited regions of NIST grounds, as indicated by an appraisal by the Government Accountability Office.

Identity theft is the least understood of all problems, though this assumption of our identities for fraudulent purposes is the most alarming of all problems. It is the most rapidly growing crime in the United States. It is quite complex, and this is how fraudsters work. A fraudster gets hold of your personal information, including your social security number and the numbers of your credit cards, among others. It is not so difficult if you are not careful. He/she assumes your identity, runs up astronomical bills, and leaves you holding the bag. This leaves you with a credit record that is totally ruined, and creditors at your door screaming for their money.

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Throughout the United States' early history many government leaders were focused on the safety and security of citizens. The founders of the U.S. were more focused on making the people feel free and respected, in today's society the people of the U.S are more focused on personal liberties due to questionable actions taken by the government for the safety of the people. The 10th Amendment puts states rights over federal rights, but sometimes there are federal laws made to protect citizens that may defy personal liberties. The federal government feels it is their job to keep civilians safe and oblivious to the world's problems, but in doing this governments come across as secretive, invasive, or corrupt. With the amount of technology and terrorism these days no founder of the U.S nor early American citizen would

What do Target, Home Depot, eBay, JPMorgan, Yahoo, and Sony have in common? They’ve all fell victim to massive data breaches that compromised user security and, in some cases, leaked sensitive information for the world to see. Nobody is safe from a determined attacker, no company or even government is too large. Stemming from these large data breaches, Computer Security prospects are promised a bright future in exchange for their hard work. A strong outlook, relatively high pay, and seemingly boundless transferability show that a career in Information Security Analyzation is a stellar choice, although many are scared away because of the somewhat grueling education required and the mediocre job satisfaction reported by those in the field.

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Probability that the harm would occur is care were not taken, this could be that the risk of injury is deemed to be incredibly small that a reasonable person would not have considered in taking precautions. Such was the case in Bolton v Stone [1951] AC 850. This case taken in the house of the lords found that the cricket club was not liable over a ball going over a fence since the chance of it happening and causing damage was so small. The defendant argued that the ball was only ever struck over the fence twelve times in the thirty year history of the club.

As a five year old, running around playing doctor was one of my favorite pastimes. On this particular day, one that vividly sticks out in my head, I was playing doctor to my favorite patient, my grandmother. As part of our doctor-patient/grandmother-child confidentiality agreement, we would also indulge in telling secrets. As I was checking her heartbeat to make sure she was well and alive, she said, “Annie, I’m going to tell you a secret, but you cannot tell anyone.” As a very young professional, I took our confidentiality agreement seriously and swore not to tell a single soul. She informed me she had a small lump in her breast and she was scared to find out what was wrong. I remember urging her to go to the hospital to make sure she was

Identity theft is on the rise in the United States and Globally. The Federal Trade Commission advised that there are about nine million cases of identity theft. People who had their identity stolen often feel like they were violated. Any individual can have their identity compromised in numerous ways. Different institutions store personal information. There are several organizations that have social security numbers, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers. Colleges and Universities have people personal information stored in their databases that could be hacked. There are several companies that offer options to people to protect their identity. Most credit card companies offer the option of identity

Over the past decade the world has gotten much smaller due to the electronic communication the Internet has fostered. While this promotes business and international relations, problems arise regarding the protection of individuals’ personal information. Many countries around the world have developed privacy policies and laws protect an individual's information in the realm of electronic communication. Universal enforcement gets complicated because the Internet is not restricted to one country; it’s worldwide. As a result, concerns arise regarding the compatibility of various countries' privacy policies. This paper will discuss the current legislation in place for various major

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