A flash drive containing personal information on 24,600 patients is missing from a Louisville, Kentucky hospital.  This unfortunate event illustrates three realities of data privacy:

  • The majority of data breaches are caused due to process issues and not by unauthorized access to networks.
  • Investing in proactive steps to prevent a breach is a lot cheaper than paying for a breach.
  • The greatest security threats are seldom where you expect to find them.

With data breach costs averaging close to $300 per individual affected, this flash drive could cost the hospital millions. Hospital officials are not talking about why this information was on a flash drive, but we know from experience that personally identifiable data can always be found throughout departments and in processes that you would not suspect.

GRIPTM Privacy Management enables companies to create and maintain incredibly discrete personal data inventories and to conduct regular threat assessments that uncover the elusive business processes that are the source of most breaches. GRIPTM Privacy Management is fast, cost effective and works for any company. To learn more contact Kathie Dingley at 636-821-2232.

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