What do the penalties look like for a HIPAA violation?

Here you go — they are rising and here is where they currently stand. As you can see, data breach is serious business and serious for your business. VIOLATION TYPE EACH VIOLATION REPEAT VIOLATIONS/YR Did Not Know $100 – $50,000 $1,500,000 Reasonable Cause $1,000 – $50,000 $1,500,000 Willful Neglect – Corrected $10,000 – $50,000 $1,500,000 …

Privacy and Cyber Legislation Pending in the 112th Congress

Computer hacking, data breach, data privacy, and information security have dominated the news lately and created a sense of urgency in Congress to “do something” to fix the problems. Over the last few days I have searched the web for a source to keep me updated on all of the cyber-legislation that is currently pending …

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

On June 7, 2011 Senator Leahy introduced bill S. 1151 in the Senate called the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, which is linked HERE. The stated purpose of the bill is as follows: To prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal …