EXIT Strategy: Insider Threat

Threats from inside an organization – and from third-parties – pose a burgeoning challenge for security professionals. Source: SC Magazine

Employee fired for stealing external hard drive containing patient data

A external hard drive containing personal medical information on thousands of patients was stolen by a former employee of the North Texas Comprehensive Spine and Pain Center in Sherman. Source: SC Magazine

Employee fired for emailing health data to herself

Emailing protected health information (PHI) to a personal email address cost one Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic employee her job last week. Source: SC Magazine

White House to offer companies cybersecurity incentives

With incentives, the government aims to entice power utilities, water infrastructure, and transportation networks to sign onto its upcoming Cybersecurity Framework. Source: CNET News